VATICAN CITY: White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel in the early evening of Thursday (May 8), signalling that the ...

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers. The name will be announced later, when a top cardinal utters the words ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals have elected his successor. Stay with DW for the latest ...

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

All eyes are on Vatican City as the papal conclave got underway yesterday. In 2013, Pope Francis was elected in two days over ...

A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on Thursday to signal a cardinal has been elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic ...

The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome have chosen a new pope to lead the church’s 1.4 billion faithful ...

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

White smoke has been sighted at the Vatican City's Sistine Chapel, confirming the election of a new pope. The papal conclave ...

The identity of Pope Francis’ successor will be revealed shortly by Dominique Mamberti, the senior cardinal deacon, who ...