The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter’s Square to await their decision, after the first ...

Two by two, the cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel chanting the meditative “Litany of the Saints” as Swiss Guards stood at attention. The hymn implores the saints to help the cardinals find ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

The 133 cardinals will remain in total seclusion within the Sistine Chapel and its adjoining buildings until they choose from among themselves the next pope.

Conclave live: Cardinals begin secret election to choose next Pope in Sistine Chapel - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni Battista Re prayed for the cardinal electors to be ...

About 135 cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pontiff next week, according to the Vatican. For inspiration, the cardinals can look at the sweeping frescoes from renowned ...

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 interfere… ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the cardinals' conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Credit: AP/Alessandra Tarantino.

The cardinals come through a huge door, which is now closed - wooden door in the Sistine Chapel. They all come in and they sign their name and other rituals that we don't know about.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive ...

At 4:30 p.m. (1430 GMT; 10:30 a.m. EDT), the cardinals will walk into the Sistine Chapel, chanting the meditative "Litany of the Saints" and the Latin hymn "Veni Creator," imploring the saints and ...