The conclave to elect a new pope has officially begun, with a Vatican official calling out ''extra omnes'' and the door to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 ...

Catholics in Boise are closely watching the Vatican as the papal conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope ...

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

After failing to find a winner on the first ballot, the Cardinals retired for the night and will return to the Sistine Chapel ...