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

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

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

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

The election for a new pope continues as black smoke above the Sistine Chapel signals that the cardinals have cast their ...

Cardinals begin secret election to choose next Pope in Sistine Chapel - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni ...

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

Black smoke indicates the cardinals have not elected a new leader for the church. When the smoke is white, a new pope has ...

Watch as white smoke first emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating a new leader of the Catholic Church has been ...

The black smoke confirmed the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside had not reached the required two-thirds majority — at ...