The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals ...

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As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to vote for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, and it ...

White smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning that cardinals have selected a new pope on the second day ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

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

Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel today for the second day of the conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis.

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

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