One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

The black smoke confirmed the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside had not reached the required two-thirds majority — at ...

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come ...

The skies above a small Kansas town became the stage for an astonishing and unusual spectacle as a large black ring seemed to ...

Bonner Springs, Kansas, resident Frankie Camren witnessed and recorded a large, dark smoke ring while riding his motorcycle ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...