White smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning that cardinals have selected a new pope on the second day ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel Thursday signaling that a pope was elected on the second day of ...

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

With no candidate securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the world will need to wait longer for a new ...

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

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

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

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

The Conversation U.S. asked Maureen Day, a researcher at the University of Southern California who has written several books ...

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The last conclave many Boomers will witness is crucial to the Catholic Church for their children, and their grandchildren.

The late former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller have been ...