An estimated 45,000 people gathered in St Peter's Square on Wednesday to await the results of the first papal conclave vote in Vatican City.

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

Black smoke was seen wafting from a chimney on Thursday above the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the 133 Catholic cardinal ...

They then fold the ballot, hold it up for visibility and carry it to the altar, where a chalice covered by a plate awaits.

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

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope ...

Rome to select the new pope after Pope Francis died on April 21. Thursday marked the second day of the papal conclave.

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

Black smoke poured out of the chimney during the morning session, indicating no pope had been elected yet. There are more votes that are possible on Thursday.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive rounds ...

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...