Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, signaling that the first vote to elect a new pope ...

On YouTube, hundreds of thousands of viewers around the world are staring at an unmoving broadcast of the Sistine Chapel ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly? Let’s ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...

Crowds in St. Peter's Square witnessed black smoke pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday night, signalling ...

Seminarians on the campus of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul have created their own chimney on top of a building to ...

VATICAN CITY -- The conclave to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis has gotten underway Wednesday. In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, ...