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Live updates: No pope chosen as black smoke billows from Sistine Chapel
Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope ...
No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel's chimney
Vatican City — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up ...
Black smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel, no pope has been selected
It's the first full day of the conclave to find a replacement for Pope Francis, with this morning's inconclusive pair of ...
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
The elite Swiss Guard watching over conclave have a dramatic role as papal bodyguards
It's a declaration that they are willing to do so again, according to Bry Jensen, a historian and host of a podcast about the ...
Sistine Chapel prepped for conclave as battle lines are drawn for future of Catholic Church
The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...
With ceremony and secrecy, the conclave for a new pope is about to begin
As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...