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

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the ...

Black smoke billowed out from the Sistine Chapel's chimney for the second time as the 133 Catholic cardinals remained ...

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

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

Cardinals set for more talks after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The assembled cardinals vote up to four ...

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

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the ...

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

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

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

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...