Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday after the first round of voting by the College of Cardinals, indicating no consensus on a new pope.. The 133 voting cardinals have ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of the ...

A chimney was installed Friday on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave set to begin next Wednesday, which will decide the successor to Pope Francis.

A baby seagull appeared next to the Sistine Chapel chimney just seconds before it began billowing smoke to signal a new Pope had been chosen Thursday — prompting some Catholics to go wild for ...

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ...

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Expand ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...

VATICAN CITY, — Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to ...

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ...