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Live updates: No pope chosen as black smoke billows from Sistine Chapel
Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope ...
Black smoke seen from Sistine Chapel as cardinals fail to elect new pope
Cardinals will vote again on Thursday as the secretive process to elect a new head of the Catholic Church continues.
Black smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel, no pope has been selected
It's the first full day of the conclave to find a replacement for Pope Francis, with this morning's inconclusive pair of ...
Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote on a new pope after the first ballot fails
Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel to continue voting for a new pope. The first conclave ballot failed to find a ...
Live conclave cam: No pope chosen as black smoke rises from chapel
After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...
Papal conclave live updates: Sistine Chapel doors close as conclave begins
Voting will take place in the Sistine Chapel, with ballots continuing in succession until any candidate secures two-thirds of ...
Seagulls Roosting on Sistine Chapel Roof End Up with VIP Seats to Papal Conclave
The seagulls have caught the public eye on the Vatican's livestream of the papal election for the next pontiff ...
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating conclave hasn’t elected pope in first vote
With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...
The Latest: No pope chosen as black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel
Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...
It's conclave time—and frugality is in, extravagance is out
Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...