Millions now await the announcement of the new head of the Catholic Church after the decision made on Thursday by 133 cardinals who gathered in the Sistine Chapel for the historic vote.

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

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

A new pontiff has been selected on the second day of the conclave. The signal was met with an eruption of cheers from the ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

Newly installed Pope Leo XIV will hold a Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, a day after he was elected as ...

White smoke was seen billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney after two days of voting, indicating that a new leader of the ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold ...

The wait for a new pope goes on after black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel following ... to help them elect a pope “whom the (Catholic) Church and humanity need at this difficult and complex ...

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney on to the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which ...

The Sistine Chapel is where Catholic cardinals will elect a new pope. Take a tour of the church’s breathtaking interior.