Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8), signalling that the cardinals locked in a ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

The 133 cardinals in the conclave will participate in as many as four rounds of voting a day until a two-thirds majority is ...

Explore historical trivia behind the longest conclave and the shortest, the oldest pope and the youngest and a handful of ...

Black smoke again pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope elected after second or third ballots.

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

Some cardinals expected a short conclave to replace Pope Francis, but it may take a few rounds of voting for one man to ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney again Thursday morning. That indicates no pope was elected on second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church ...

People wait to see the smoke billow from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in St Peter's Square during the cardinals' ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The ...

The red robes are worn by all 133 cardinals deliberating who will replace Pope Francis. The original reason cardinals started wearing red is disputed, but the hue is often said to represent the blood ...