One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

CNN anchor Erin Burnett and Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb report that black smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel ...

Hundreds of people watched on giant video screens and waited for the first puffs of smoke to learn whether a pope had been ...

On Friday morning, May 2, Vatican workers were seen hoisting a chimney onto the roof at the Sistine Chapel, according to ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

Vatican workers hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which will be used in burning the ballots for the ...