VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...

Editor's note: White smoke emerged above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, May 8. Follow here for live updates. Around 45,000 people were gathered in St Peter's Square to await the announcement on ...

Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot ...

When Catholic cardinals meet to pick a new pope in a papal conclave, they’re sequestered in the Sistine Chapel so their deliberations aren’t influenced by the outside world—and, as moviegoers who saw ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, at the age of 88, more than 1 billion Catholics around the world wait with baited breath for the white smoke to emit from the Sistine Chapel, ...

Editor's note: Click here to watch the conclave livestream for Thursday, May 8. History is in the making today as the most senior officials of the Catholic Church gather to select Pope Francis' ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church ...