Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

Sixteen days after Pope Francis's death, cardinals from around the world have shut themselves away for as long as it takes to vote for their new leader.

Cardinals in the secret conclave are set for another round of discussions on Thursday after failing to select the next pope on the first day of voting. Black smoke has poured from the Sistine ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, cardinals will convene at the Vatican for the papal conclave. The conclave, a centuries-old tradition, involves cardinals voting in the Sistine Chapel until a ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As cardinals left their final meeting before the conclave begins, they expressed confidence in their time of listening and prayer, and some predicted a relatively quick ...

Cardinal Arborelius said that, although he would appreciate a papal visit from Pope Leo XIV, he hopes that the new pope will ...

The Catholic cardinals meeting for the conclave are locked in the Sistine Chapel — one of the grandest buildings in the Western world. But their meals are decidedly less elegant. The food at the ...

He is the first Singaporean to vote for a new head of the Roman Catholic Church. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich visited the Chicago school that became a viral sensation for holding a mini conclave while the real ...

Japan's Cardinal Kikuchi Isao details his experience at the conclave to choose Pope Leo XIV in an exclusive interview with NHK.