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

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

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

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

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.

Actor Tom Cruise, left, and director Christopher McQuarrie pose for the photographers upon their arrival to promote their ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

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

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

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave's 1st ballot.

Cardinals arrived at the Vatican Wednesday for the first day of the conclave which will elect a new pope. Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls to ...