Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Wednesday, signaling that the College of Cardinals had not elected a pope.

As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.

Voting will continue among the cardinals gathered in Vatican City after no one gained the required two-thirds majority to become the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

Officials of the Catholic Church are gathering to select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave. Watch here for ...

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

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

The smoke billowed out at 9 p.m. Wednesday, some four hours after 133 cardinals solemnly entered the Sistine Chapel.

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a new pope, they call upon the assistance of the Holy Spirit as they sing ...

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

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rebuffed Trump’s annexation pitch Tuesday, during a White House meeting, according to The Wall Street Journal. Carney told Trump that Canada “is not for sale” after ...

Doesn’t it feel like everyone on social media is a self-described papal expert these days? In today’s issue: Papal conclave ...