stating along with some other cardinals who signed, that there’d be no same-sex blessings in Africa. Anything is possible when considering who is papabile. But as the saying goes, you go into ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

Referring to the sets and costumes, Brown said some cardinals wore Roman collars that "are not entirely correct," and the Mass held before the conclave appeared to have no altar, a raised ...

The end of each round will be signaled by chimney smoke from the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke indicates no cardinal has earned two-thirds of the votes. White smoke indicates a new Pope has been ...