Black smoke -- fumata nera in Italian -- indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been elected. Along with the white smoke, the bells of ...

The red robes are worn by all 133 cardinals deliberating who will replace Pope Francis. The original reason cardinals started wearing red is disputed, but the hue is often said to represent the blood ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney as cardinals fail to elect new pope - A record 133 cardinals from 70 countries ...

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

Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

The next vote will take place at approximately 17:30 (16:30 BST) - black smoke signals no decision has been reached, white ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

Nuns react at St Peter's Square as black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling that cardinals failed ...