Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

How long does it take to choose a pope? The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8), signalling that the cardinals locked in a ...

Black smoke poured out from the Sistine Chapel's chimney, indicating that the cardinals have not been able to pick a new ...

The summit to select the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church is into its second day, and watchers are waiting for the ...

Cardinals prepared to cast fresh votes Thursday for the next head of the Catholic Church, after sending up a second round of ...

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

Black smoke -- fumata nera in Italian -- indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been elected. Along with the white smoke, the bells of ...