Conclave begins today to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Here’s what time to watch for black or white smoke, how the process ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

Voting in the morning was inconclusive. The conclave will reconvene in the afternoon, with two more votes expected on ...

The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

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

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.

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

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

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