"Francis was my pope for less than two days," said a new Catholic visiting from the U.S. "I wish he'd stayed longer, because ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Here's what to expect as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for a second day of voting in the papal conclave.

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

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 ...

The cardinals are participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.

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 ...

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

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

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

Black smoke poured out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday just before noon, signaling that the cardinals ...