VATICAN CITY (AP) — More than 130 Catholic cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter’s Square to await their decision, after the first ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first ...

Despite the disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday afternoon ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive ...

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first ...

Cardinals across the world elected a new pope on May 8, 2025. White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, signaling a new ...