As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold ...

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers. The name will be announced later, when a top cardinal utters the words ...

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

Still, it was an exciting moment for the Americans who were at the Vatican that day. Mariner says he and his wife were in a ...

In Rome, crowds have gathered at St Peter's Square, their eyes fixed on the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. They are eagerly awaiting the appointment of a new pope, hoping for white smoke to signal the ...

The black smoke confirmed the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside had not reached the required two-thirds majority — at ...

White smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

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

Despite the disappointment, hopes were still high that a pope would be chosen quickly, perhaps as early as Thursday afternoon ...

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