Cardinals in the secret conclave are entering a second day of discussions on Thursday after their first round of voting to select the next pope was inconclusive. Black smoke poured from the ...

The wait for a new pope goes on after black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel following the first secret vote as the conclave began. A group of 133 cardinal electors began their behind-closed ...

The first smoke signal is expected to occur on the evening of Wednesday, May 7. Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave.

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

Black smoke indicates a non-conclusive answer, and white smoke indicates that a new pope has been selected. Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave.

Live conclave cam: No pope chosen as black smoke rises from chapel No pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

Black smoke has poured 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.

The Vatican’s cardinals gather in conclave today to begin electing the successor to the late Pope Francis—which means the world’s attention is on a chimney attached to the Sistine Chapel ...

Black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that the first vote of the conclave failed to reach the two-thirds majority.

Black smoke indicates a non-conclusive answer, and white smoke indicates that a new pope has been selected. Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave.