When the College of Cardinals gather for conclave to elect a new pope starting on May 7, millions around the world will watch for one sign: the smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney. But with ...

ROME, VATICAN - MARCH 13: Black smoke rises fron the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on March 13, 2013 in the morning of the second day of the conclave. (Photo by Guido MARZILLA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ...

The process to elect a new pope began on Wednesday, May 7, in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinal-electors from 70 countries gathered to choose a successor to Pope Francis. As the day’s ...

More than 130 cardinals will arrive in Vatican City within the week to participate in the upcoming papal conclave, selecting Pope Francis' successor. Though the process is done in secrecy, thousands ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive rounds of conclave voting.

Stoves used in a complex, but not quite ancient, tradition have arrived in the Sistine Chapel in Rome. In a few days, they will be used to generate smoke that will mark the progress of the conclave in ...