The conclave is the most diverse ever, with a significant Asian bloc and calls for a pope of 'mercy and hope'.

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel chimney on the first day of the conclave, meaning no pope was elected ...

The Catholic Church doesn't have a new Pop as the first day of the conclave ends with the cardinals not electing a successor ...

Voting will take place in the Sistine Chapel, with ballots continuing in succession until any candidate secures two-thirds of ...

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

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

The Catholic church's eligible cardinals are behind closed doors in the Sistine Chapel for a secret vote to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

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

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 ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York made his way to the Sistine Chapel May 7 to participate in the conclave process to elect the next pope.