VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was pouring 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. More ...

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second ...

A seagull appeared on the roof of the Sistine Chapel just moments before its chimney began billowing white smoke to signal a new pope had been chosen Thursday — driving Catholics wild over the ...

: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: This story incorrectly says the Apollo 11 mission took place in 1968. It occurred in 1969.] A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Cardinals celebrated mass in Vatican City this morning.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on ...

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 ...

In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with art historian Kim Butler about the artwork that adorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel and its significance ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope. The College of ...

Faithful watch on a giant screen in St Peter's Square cardinals taking their oath at the start of the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7 ...

This secretive conclave to elect the next pope is being held in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. What's it like inside and how is it outfitted for this particular gathering? : [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: ...