A new pontiff has been selected on the second day of the conclave. The signal was met with an eruption of cheers from the ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney, meaning the 133 cardinals had reached a two-thirds majority, or 89 ...

Seagulls have found themselves in starring roles since the live streaming of the Sistine Chapel chimney began at the 2005 ...

The election for a new pope continues as black smoke above the Sistine Chapel signals that the cardinals have cast their ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope, held his first mass in the Sistine Chapel Friday morning. It comes after he ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...

After history's most geographically diverse conclave took one round of voting on Wednesday, no winner emerged. The 133 ...

Vatican City is gearing up for the papal conclave, marked by the symbolic installation of the Sistine Chapel chimney. The prominent fixture will signal the election of Pope Francis's successor.

The proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long ...

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

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.