Black smoke has billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney after the first round of voting by the College of Cardinals, indicating a new pope has yet to be elected.

People watch as white smoke appears from the Sistine Chapel, indicating a new pope has been selected. AP. Among the top contenders are Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who was the Vatican’s secretary of ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with art historian Kim Butler about the artwork that adorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel and its significance ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope.

The renowned Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, which is the pope’s official residence in Vatican City. Although, it was not always known by that name.

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of ...

White smoke over the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the College of Cardinals have elected a new pope, but the identity of the Pope remains unknown.

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 7 - The cardinal electors on Wednesday entered the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave for the election of the 267th Pope then began after the doors were closed with a key (cum ...

Throughout the entire papal conclave, which began Wednesday, May 7, seagulls were spotted hoping around the Sistine Chapel chimney. A seagull chick even made an appearance a few times.

Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening to the watchful eyes of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square as the first day of conclave voting concluded without a new ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, meaning that cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first day of the conclave.. There is no clear frontrunner to take ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Wednesday, May 7 The conclave to elect a new pope, the church's 267th, began on Wednesday, May 7 Cardinals only voted one ...

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. It's also the site of the papal conclave. Here is a ...