Cardinals in the secret conclave are set for another round of discussions on Thursday after failing to select the next pope on the first day of voting. Black smoke has poured from the Sistine Chapel ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope to ...

Plumes of black smoke billowed from a chimney on the rooftop of the Sistine Chapel around midday local time on Thursday (6 a.m. Eastern time), indicating that the scarlet-robed cardinals gathered ...

BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU. JAY. A WAIT AND SEE GAME IS HOW ONE TRIAD CATHOLIC PRIEST DESCRIBES THE CONCLAVE. HE KNOWS BECAUSE HE WAS THERE IN 2013 FOR THE CONCLAVE THAT ELECTED POPE FRANCIS. WXII 12 ...

The word conclave comes from the Latin “cum clave,” literally “with a key,” which conveys the image of the cardinal electors being locked in the Sistine Chapel until the new pope is elected. Isolating ...

The process of electing a new pope has begun as more than 100 Catholic cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel, the site of the conclave, or the election that selects a new pope. Officially known as ...

The election of a pope follows a strict daily schedule inside the Sistine Chapel. Following the start of conclave on May 7, the College of Cardinals are fully sequestered behind locked doors with no ...

With the start of the conclave May 7, there are five cardinal electors who bring a significant amount of experience to the process. Four electors — Cardinals Peter Turkson, Philippe Barbarin, Péter ...