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

It's one reason why Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is believed to be a papabile, or frontrunner to replace Pope Francis ...

The doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed Wednesday as the papal conclave got underway. After three hours and fifteen ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

With the conclave underway, PBS News has a live video of the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as the world waits for white smoke ...

So that means some foods were banned or carefully inspected at previous conclaves, including whole roast chicken, stuffed ...

As the conclave gathers in the Vatican to select a new pope, former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly spoke to CFR ...

As he launches a North American stadium tour and his "Hurry Up Tomorrow" film, Abel Tesfaye reflects on losing his voice ...

Many Catholics in New York City and beyond joined in prayer Wednesday to seek divine guidance for the cardinals at the conclave​. A special Mass was held in Douglaston, Queens.

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

Black smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, signifying that the cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first ballot. The cardinals are considering difficult and divisive ...