Only one voting session is permitted on the first day. After that, voting sessions occur twice in the morning and twice in ...

The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals have voted but haven’t reached a two-thirds consensus required to elect a successor ...

Black smoke billowed over the Vatican on Wednesday to signal that no candidate received the required two-thirds majority of ...

At exactly 9 PM, the first smoke appeared from the chimney of St. Peter's: black, meaning that the cardinals have not yet ...

I hope that this evening when I return to Rome, I will already find the white smoke. I am particularly pleased to be here at ...

By Crispian Balmer, Joshua McElwee and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their deliberations, the only indications ...

First smoke on second day of conclave is black, indicating cardinals haven't yet elected a new pope. Read the full story ...

THE conclave is set to gather to choose the next pope in an ancient and secret process that has remained unchanged for 1,000 ...

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney billowed into the sky, prompting waves of ...

Catholic cardinals are continuing their secret conclave to elect the next pope, with voting resuming on Thursday morning. On ...