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

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been ...

White smoke poured from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican, indicating that the ...

The only information channel for the public and the outside world during the conclave process is the smoke from the Sistine ...

Another round of voting is complete without a new pope being elected, as black smoke is being emitted from the Sistine Chapel ...

The cardinals, who broke for lunch and will reconvene this afternoon, are expected to continue casting ballots at the Vatican until one among them receives at least two-thirds of the vote. The release ...

The Vatican’s cardinals gather in conclave today to begin electing the successor to the late Pope Francis—which means the ...

Black smoke was observed during the end of the first day of the conclave at 21:00, hours after the doors of the Sistine ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected in the first round ...

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...