Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.The smoke billowed out at 9 p.m.

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

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church made their first vote inside the Sistine Chapel ...

VATICAN CITY >> Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope to ...

The Mass precedes the secretive and ritual-filled process to find a new leader of the Catholic Church following the novel ...

At Conclave, what's the difference between white smoke and black smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel chimney? We have an ...

Black smoke was seen over the Vatican on Wednesday, May 7, indicating no decision had been reached yet in the election for a ...

Black smoke was seen emanating from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel Wednesday evening indicating no new pope was elected during the first round of voting. NBC News' Anne Thompson, Molly Hunter and ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...