Cardinals began the papal conclave at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to select a new pope after the death of Pope Francis. What ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

Black smoke billowed over the Vatican on Wednesday to signal that no candidate received the required two-thirds majority of ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.

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

Following Pope Francis’ death, the Vatican begins the conclave to elect a new pope, with smoke signals from the Sistine ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

For the second time since the papal conclave began, black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that ...

Mahendra Patel, who is facing attempted kidnapping and other charges after a mother accused him of trying to grab her ...

Cardinals vote again after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The assembled cardinals vote up to four times a ...

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