Cardinals make their way from the Pauline Chapel to the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave to elect the next pope. Once the procession ends, the 133 cardinals will take an oath as a group to ...

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 ...

March 11, 2013— -- Final adjustments are being made to the Sistine Chapel today before the 115 Roman Catholic cardinals enter for the conclave to choose the next pope. Once there, the doors ...

Cardinals were locked into the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, marking the formal start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

The goal of a Vatican conclave is to choose a new pope. That’s what happened in May when Robert Prevost was chosen to become ...

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope. 24/7 Live Fresno County North Valley South Valley Foothills/Sierra.

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 ...

ROME - As the cardinals vote in secrecy within the Sistine Chapel, the eyes of the world turn upward—not just to the chimney, but to the seagulls who often steal the show.

Traditionally, cardinals assemble in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Palace 15-20 days after the cessation of a pope's reign to vote on the next pontiff and remain secluded there until one is ...