Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 ...

There is no new Pope. Yet. Hours later than expected, black smoke was seen blowing out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican began the conclave process to elect the new pope. Some students studying at ...

Simony, properly defined by the Catholic Church as the selling of ecclesiastical offices and positions, has been designated ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, ...

The Women’s Ordination Conference, which promotes female priesthood, told Reuters on Monday that it plans to release pink smoke from a hill near the Vatican hours before the conclave starts.

White smoke came from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Rome on Thursday afternoon, indicating the 133 cardinals had ...

As the conclave dominates conversation in Rome—from morning espresso speculation to taxi driver frustrations—tourists ...

Only one voting session is permitted on the first day. After that, voting sessions occur twice in the morning and twice in ...

The Vatican conclave will continue on Thursday with as many as four more rounds of voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is required to select a new leader for the world’s 1.4 ...

White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine ...