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Live updates: No pope chosen as black smoke billows from Sistine Chapel
Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope ...
Cardinals to meet for second day of the conclave to elect a new pope
Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel today for the second day of the conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis.
Conclave to elect a new pope begins as 133 Catholic cardinals file into Sistine Chapel
The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...
Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote on a new pope after the first ballot fails
Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel to continue voting for a new pope. The first conclave ballot failed to find a ...
With ceremony and secrecy, the conclave for a new pope is about to begin
As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...
The elite Swiss Guard watching over conclave have a dramatic role as papal bodyguards
It's a declaration that they are willing to do so again, according to Bry Jensen, a historian and host of a podcast about the ...
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
Vatican readies for papal conclave
Clerics, cardinals and Vatican staff have all taken an oath of secrecy before the college of cardinals meets in the Sistine ...