Cardinals attend Mass at the Vatican before secretive papal election begins - Some 133 Cardinals begin their secretive ...

The only information channel for the public and the outside world during the conclave process is the smoke from the Sistine ...

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.

Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome for the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian Cardinal ...

Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

The College of Cardinals will meet beginning Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two ...

As the papal conclave begins on Wednesday, thousands of onlookers will gather in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next ...

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Cardinal electors will soon withdraw to the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to pray, deliberate and cast votes in secret ballot elections.

ROME, May 7. /TASS/. Cardinals under the age of 80 are gathering for the conclave, a closed secret election of the Pope.