The smoke in the chimney comes from burning the ballots, with chemical compounds added to make it black or white. While 135 ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals are meeting in the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor. DW ...

Cardinals have handed in their mobile phones and taken oaths of secrecy as they begin the secret Conclave to decide the next ...

I've put together a letter the Trump administration can send to the papal conclave strongly suggesting the cardinals pick a pope who aligns with MAGA.

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 ...

Catholic cardinal electors from five continents are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select the next pope.

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past ...

Here is a live feed of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney as the conclave of Catholic cardinals meets in Vatican City to choose the next pope.

Cardinals electing the next pope begin processing into the Sistine Chapel to open the conclave.

The conclave to elect the new pope has begun in the Vatican, as the door to the Sistine Chapel closed on Wednesday behind the ...

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo led the Sioux City diocese as bishop for six years during the early 2000s. The 75-year-old is participating in his second conclave after being an elector during the 2013 papal ...

Among the massive crowds of people waiting for the first round of smoke to emanate from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, ...