Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church in their first conclave vote. Tens of ...

Cardinals in the secret conclave are entering a second day of discussions on Thursday after their first round of voting to select the next pope was inconclusive. Black smoke poured from the ...

Black smoke emanated from the chimney atop the Sistine ... We are nearing the three-hour mark since the College of Cardinals ordered “everybody out” and started the conclave proper, a glaciall ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

Black smoke has poured 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.

The doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed Wednesday as the papal conclave got underway. After three hours and fifteen ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel again on Thursday morning as cardinals failed to agree on a successor to Pope Francis after two more rounds of conclave ...

Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. A papal conclave is an election of a new pope, conducted by the College of Cardinals − bishops and Vatican officials ...

In its second round of voting, black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling a failure to elect a new pope. The College of Cardinals − bishops and Vatican officials ...

Show more Show less The Sistine Chapel has been kitted out with rows of desks and chairs to accommodate the 133 cardinal electors who will choose the next pope over the next several days With ...

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As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. On the ...