The first day of the Papal Conclave has begun, 16 days after Pope Francis' passing. 133 cardinal-electors are up for the most prestigious title in the catholic church, happening at the Sistine Chapel ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church made their first vote inside the Sistine Chapel ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Wednesday, May 7, meaning that a new pope was not ...

Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning that cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first day of ...

Hailing from 70 different countries, the 133-strong group of cardinals gathered in the Vatican for the centuries old-ritual ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Wednesday, signalling that the 133 Catholic cardinals meeting in a secret conclave failed to ...

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...

There is anticipation on the evening of Wednesday, May 7, for the first smoke (white or black) indicating whether the new ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” ...

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

Catholic cardinal electors from five continents are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select the next pope.