The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the doors to the ...

After failing to find a winner on the first ballot, the Cardinals retired for the night and will return to the Sistine Chapel ...

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

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...

Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday (May 7) evening, signaling an inconclusive first ...

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

Black smoke has been seen coming from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning a new pope has not been elected.

The 133 cardinals electing the new Catholic Church's new leader will vote again on May 8. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...