Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age 88 after complications from a stroke and heart failure. Cardinals under 80 will vote in a closed conclave at the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. Black ...

A chemical mixture is added to the cardinals' ballots to signal conclave vote. March 13, 2013— -- The world waited with bated breath for the election of a new pope, with all eyes fixed on the ...

Catholics around the world are eagerly waiting to find out who will succeed Pope Francis, and they’ll soon know once the Sistine Chapel releases the highly anticipated white smoke. Here’s when you ...

UPDATE: (3:25 p.m.): Here he is. His first words to the faithful were: "It seems to me that my brothers and cardinals have chosen one who is from far away, but here I am." UPDATE (3:21 p.m.): ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to the ...

White smoke appeared to billow from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel yesterday afternoon – despite cardinals failing twice to reach a verdict on the new pontiff. It was a sign that drew faithful into ...

Robert Francis Prevost has been confirmed as the new Pope after white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening. The pontiff is the 267th Pope, becoming the religious leader of Catholics ...

Catholics and non-Catholics alike are riding high on emotions over two words: "Habemus papam." (We have a pope.) However, once the honeymoon is over and reality sets in, enthusiasm for Pope Leo XIV ...