Black smoke (fumata nera) emanated early Thursday morning (PH time) from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel as the cardinal electors failed to decide the successor of Pope Francis on the first evening ...

Smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney after the first ballot of the conclave - the secretive process to choose a new pope. Black smoke means more voting will take place tomorrow. If the ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

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

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

The Catholic church's eligible cardinals are behind closed doors in the Sistine Chapel for a secret vote to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel after Cardinals held the first vote to select a new pope on the first day of ...

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York made his way to the Sistine Chapel May 7 to participate in the conclave process to elect the next pope.

The Vatican is streaming live views of St. Peter's Square on its YouTube channel, NBC offers a "smoke cam," and CNN created a ...