One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — More than 130 Catholic cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter’s Square to await their decision, after the first ...

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter's ...

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 ...

Cardinals across the world elected a new pope on May 8, 2025. White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, signaling a new ...

Catholic cardinals gather to elect the next pope in a historic conclave. Discover the rituals surrounding this significant ...

Two by two, the cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel chanting the meditative “Litany of the Saints” as Swiss Guards stood at attention. The hymn implores the saints to help the cardinals find ...