The word conclave comes from the Latin “cum clave,” literally “with a key,” which conveys the image of the cardinal electors being locked in the Sistine Chapel until the new pope is elected. Isolating ...

Cardinals in the secret conclave are set for another round of discussions on Thursday after failing to select the next pope on the first day of voting. Black smoke has poured from the Sistine Chapel ...

STORY: Roman Catholic cardinals begin the process of electing a new pope on Wednesday. Locking themselves away in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel until a decision is reached. This ritual, steeped in ...

Plumes of black smoke billowed from a chimney on the rooftop of the Sistine Chapel around midday local time on Thursday (6 a.m. Eastern time), indicating that the scarlet-robed cardinals gathered ...

BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU. JAY. A WAIT AND SEE GAME IS HOW ONE TRIAD CATHOLIC PRIEST DESCRIBES THE CONCLAVE. HE KNOWS BECAUSE HE WAS THERE IN 2013 FOR THE CONCLAVE THAT ELECTED POPE FRANCIS. WXII 12 ...

VATICAN CITY >> Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope to ...

With the start of the conclave May 7, there are five cardinal electors who bring a significant amount of experience to the process. Four electors — Cardinals Peter Turkson, Philippe Barbarin, Péter ...