Black smoke again poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, indicating that no pope has been elected yet.

The Vatican announced details on Tuesday of the schedule for the start of the conclave on May 7, the eagerly anticipated secret election of a new pontiff following the death of pope Francis. The ...

There isn't a set schedule for when the new pope will be introduced ... white smoke is released to signal to the public the ...

The Vatican has announced details of the schedule for the eagerly anticipated secret election of a new pontiff following the death of Pope Francis.

Update: White smoke poured from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican, indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope.

Cardinal electors in the conclave, which originates from a Latin word meaning "with key," are locked away with no contact to the outside world. So they use one of the oldest methods of long ...

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history. It's also ...

Freed from their conclave, cardinals began describing the hours and days leading up to the final ballot Thursday afternoon ...

ROME – The Vatican announced details Tuesday of the schedule for the start of the conclave on May 7, the eagerly anticipated secret election of a new pontiff following the death of pope Francis.