The crowd outside St. Peter's Basilica erupted as black smoke began to seep from the Sistine Chapel Wednesday night.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is the leader of the 2025 papal conclave, which will elect the next pope after the passing of Pope ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Black smoke appears above Sistine Chapel for second time as next Pope remains undecided - It comes after the 133 cardinal ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

For much of the past century, a conclave has required between three and 14 ballots to find a pope. John Paul I — the pope who ...

Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signaling that cardinals meeting in a secret conclave did not elect a new pope during their two morning ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the ...