VATICAN CITY, — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for ...

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...

Channel 2’s Karyn Greer had a chance to talk to the archbishop and auxiliary bishop about the process days before the funeral ...

The College of Cardinals will meet beginning Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two ...

Following Pope Francis’ death, the Vatican begins the conclave to elect a new pope, with smoke signals from the Sistine ...

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome for the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian Cardinal ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

Ahead of the conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal when a new pontiff has been selected. NBC News' Anne Thompson describes how it works.