Almost all of the 133 cardinals choosing the next pope are staying at the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse, which enjoyed a ...

Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind ...

CARDINALS from around the world convened in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rome as the Roman Catholic Church begins the ...

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

Cardinals will return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first papal conclave ballot failed to find a winner.

The crowd outside St. Peter's Basilica erupted as black smoke began to seep from the Sistine Chapel Wednesday night.

Black smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave. That meant that no new pope had been elected ...

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

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

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...