The ballot failed to reach the two-thirds supermajority, or 89 votes, that is required for a new pope to be elected.

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a ...

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney as first vote inconclusive - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals have ...

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The College of Cardinals was set to begin its election of the next pope Wednesday in Rome following the death of Pope Francis ...

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Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

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Black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel after Cardinals held the first vote to select a new pope on the first day of ...

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...