Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, ...

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

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Before the closed-door conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, Catholic cardinals have gathered in the Vatican for a final ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

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

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...

Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel to continue voting for a new pope. The first conclave ballot failed to find a ...

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

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

Cardinals, in red beretta hats, attend a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St. Peter’s Basilica, before the conclave ...