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

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

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

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

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.

When a pope is chosen, white smoke will emerge, but this had not been expected on Wednesday - a pontiff has not been picked ...

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

Dozens of parishioners gathered at San Fernando Cathedral where church leaders spoke on the significance of selecting the ...

They entered the Sistine Chapel in pairs, chanting the meditative “Litany of the Saints” as Swiss Guards stood at attention.

Black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel chimney meaning no agreement on a new pope after the first round of the conclave, ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by ...