VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

Though the church has gone global, many Italians haven’t stopped believing the pope belongs in – and to – Rome.

As cardinals in Rome get ready for the papal conclave, some kids in Chicago got an idea of their job ahead with a special ...

San Antonio firefighter and paramedic, Gabrielle Estrada, is witnessing the historic conclave at the Vatican, hoping for a ...

Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to elect a new ...

Catholics in Boise are closely watching the Vatican as the papal conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope ...

"This is probably the most diverse and representative of the entire world that the College of Cardinals has ever been." 133 Cardinals from all over the world will be sequestered inside the Sistine ...

Arizona sisters' trip to Rome will be one they'll never forget, as the visit just happens to line up with the first day of the conclave to elect a new pope.

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

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created ...

As religious leaders across the world look to Rome during the conclave, Catholics in the capital city are excitedly awaiting the election of the next pope.