Italian police have deployed over 4,000 personnel, including an anti-drone force, to ensure heightened security is in place ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope elected after second or third ballots.

How long does it take to choose a pope? The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past ...

Black smoke poured out from the Sistine Chapel's chimney, indicating that the cardinals have not been able to pick a new ...

Black smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave. That meant that no new pope had been elected by the cardinals. It signified the end of the second round of voting -- and ...

Black smoke -- fumata nera in Italian -- indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been elected. Along with the white smoke, the bells of ...

The summit to select the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church is into its second day, and watchers are waiting for the ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in ...