All eyes on Vatican City for smoke as cardinals begin work to choose new pope

The 133 electors, dressed in distinctive bright red vestments trimmed with gold thread, heard at a special mass on Wednesday of the “weighty decision” they must make. Smoke indicating whether or not the 267th pope has been chosen could come from the …

One day of waiting over: Vatican visitors share hopes as conclave marches on

First there was a cheer, then a rush to leave St Peter’s Square. No one had thought a pope would be elected on the first day of the conclave but most had expected to be home for dinner. The black smoke finally emerged from the chimney installed on the roof …

Papal conclave begins in Vatican City

Cardinals gather in Vatican City as conclave begins to elect new pope

Catholic News Network Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn explains the conclave process as cardinals gather to elect the next pope. “This is an election … and what’s different about this, of course, is that it has that strong spiritual element,” Mr Flynn told …

LIVE l How to watch the Vatican during papal conclave: 24/7 cam

VATICAN CITY - Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday afternoon, indicating that the cardinals had not yet reached the two-thirds majority needed to elect a new pope. This is a breaking news update. Watch live coverage in the media …

Vatican goes high-tech to keep centuries-old meeting secret

There is a high price to pay for anyone who breaks an oath to protect the "absolute and perpetual secrecy" of the upcoming papal vote. Anyone — from priests, cooks, cleaners, drivers, guards and tradesmen — who leaks what they may see or hear at …

The Vatican Begins Papal Conclave to Choose a New Pope After the Death of Pope Francis

As the Vatican’s papal conclave begins to choose a new leader for the Catholic Church following Pope Francis’ passing, many are wondering: what exactly does a pope do? Let’s take a closer look at the pope’s role and the responsibilities that come with this …

Bad Vatican deal with China may sink a papal conclave favorite

This week, global media covering of the selection of a Roman Catholic Church leader to replace Pope Francis, who died April 21, mostly has focused on the contest between candidates who favor Francis’s relatively liberal outreach on social issues and those …

Thousands watch black smoke rise as Vatican elects 267th Pope

The papal conclave has begun in Vatican City as 133 cardinals vote to elect the next pope. Black smoke signaled no decision on day one of the historic gathering. VATICAN CITY, — Tens of thousands of people at St. Peter's Square on the first day of the …

Black smoke as Vatican conclave fails to elect new pope on first ballot

83 Thick black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, signalling that the cardinals sealed off inside have failed to elect a new pope in their first conclave vote. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City’s St Peter’s Square to …