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

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

The pope's new name will be analyzed for its connections to history, religious meaning, and for clues on the church's future ...

Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Up to two more ballots are scheduled for overnight, with possible smoke signals expected some time after 3.30am New Zealand ...

The crowd outside St. Peter's Basilica erupted as black smoke began to seep from the Sistine Chapel Wednesday night.

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that the cardinals locked in a conclave ...