One hundred thirty three cardinals will gather again on Thursday under the vaulted ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, which are ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Black smoke rose up over Saint Peter's Square late Wednesday, signaling the cardinals were unsuccessful in selecting a new ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected in the first round ...

The seagulls have caught the public eye on the Vatican's livestream of the papal election for the next pontiff ...

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter's ...

Over 45,000 people have watched on as black smoke poured from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling a stalemate ...

The papal conclave is the secret electoral process to elect a new pope. What are the traditions, and what is different this ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday night, signaling no pope was elected in the first conclave vote.