Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

Cardinal electors begin voting for new pope in Vatican 2025 conclave, as world waits for signal of white smoke.

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope. Freed from ...

Speaking about how the new pope, 69, prepped ahead of the voting sessions in the Sistine Chapel, John revealed that his ...

The announcement: Minutes later, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti stepped onto a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and ...

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

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8) and the bells of St Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals ...

The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...