Once they are closed in the chapel will have no communication with the outside world until a new pope is elected.

With the conclave underway, PBS News has a live video of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as the world waits for white smoke ...

All eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday to see if black or white smoke emerges on the first day of the ...

The conclave to choose the next pope began Wednesday, with cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican to partake ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor to ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a ...

As the papal conclave begins on Wednesday, thousands of onlookers will gather in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, eager ...

Latin for “all out” — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries ...

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

When that happens, white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel's chimney. If the two-thirds majority is not reached, black smoke is emitted instead, signaling that the conclave will resume with further ...