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 ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected.

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 ...

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 ...