Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to vote for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, and it ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The ...

Footage from the Vatican live feed of the conclave shows white smoke, indicating the new pope has been elected.

They then fold the ballot, hold it up for visibility and carry it to the altar, where a chalice covered by a plate awaits.

The Catholic church's eligible cardinals are behind closed doors in the Sistine Chapel for a secret vote to elect a successor ...

People wait to see the smoke billow from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in St Peter's Square during the cardinals' ...

The 133 cardinals who entered the conclave failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at least 89 votes to elect a new ...

The historic - and secretive - tradition of the papal conclave is taking place to elect Pope Francis' successor.

Some cardinals expected a short conclave to replace Pope Francis, but it may take a few rounds of voting for one man to ...