Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of ...

The 133 Catholic Cardinals have entered into the Sistine Chapel as part of the ongoing Conclave to elect a new Pope. The Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel under the supervision of Michelangelo ...

The Brief Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age 88 after complications from a stroke and heart failure. Cardinals under 80 will vote in a closed conclave at the Sistine Chapel to elect the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to ...

The moment first reached meme status during the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis when two seagulls landed on the Sistine Chapel chimney around 4:30 p.m. local time, lingering for almost 30 ...