Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

The 133 cardinals failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at least 89 votes to elect a new pope during their morning ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

While younger cardinals are busy choosing the new pope, older cardinals are mostly waiting it out like the rest of us ...

Black smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave. That meant that no new pope had been elected by the cardinals. It signified the end of the second round of voting -- and ...

An estimated 45,000 people gathered in St Peter's Square on Wednesday to await the results of the first papal conclave vote in Vatican City.

FOX 5 NY will have a 24/7 LIVE look at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as cardinal electors hold a conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor.

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke means a majority has not been reached and the voting will ...

The crowd outside St. Peter's Basilica erupted as black smoke began to seep from the Sistine Chapel Wednesday night.

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...

Black smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave. That meant that no new pope had been elected ...