Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With Pope Francis' passing, crowds will soon gather in Vatican City to honor and celebrate the traditions of selecting his ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to the ...

After three rounds of voting, cardinals have yet to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Black smoke billowed again from the Sistine Chapel chimney about 11:50 a.m.on May 8, sending another signal to ...

ROME, Italy — When a new pope is needed, the College of Cardinals gather at the Vatican to vote and colored smoke flows out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney depending on the result — but what does it ...

Cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel for the second day of the secretive process to elect the next leader of the ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

With Pope Francis' passing, crowds will soon gather in Vatican City to honor and celebrate the traditions of selecting his successor. And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers ...