Nuns react at St Peter's Square as black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling that cardinals failed ...

The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — and 133 cardinals ...

No pope has been selected yet as black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. A bishop in Las Vegas explains what's ...

Anticipation gripped the Catholic world on Thursday, May 8, Vatican time, as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope ...

Cardinals set for more talks after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals ...

THE first ballot of the conclave to elect the 267th Pope has ended without a new pontiff, as black smoke billowed from the ...

Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the Vatican’s master of ceremonies, then pronounced the Latin command “Extra omnes!” (Everyone out!), telling all those not involved in the conclave to leave. The chapel’s ...

The cardinals have gathered in the Sistine chapel to swear a collective oath to maintain secrecy regarding the papal election ...