The next vote will take place at about 17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

Voting in the morning was inconclusive. The conclave will reconvene in the afternoon, with two more votes expected on ...

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

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

The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

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

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

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

White smoke was seen emanating from the chminey of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...