At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

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

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

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

Voting in the morning was inconclusive. The conclave will reconvene in the afternoon, with two more votes expected on ...

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

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

Cardinals have gathered for the second day of the Papal Conclave as black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, ...

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

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

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