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The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again in the morning after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.
Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...
Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...
A mysterious, dark smoke ring was seen over Kansas on Monday, but scientists say smoke rings like this are usually man-made.
The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...
Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.
The 133 cardinals failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at least 89 votes to elect a new pope during their morning ...
Crowds were gathered in their tens of thousands in St Peter's Square in Vatican City for the first vote of conclave.
Caffè Centrale, on the main drag of the Veneto hometown of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, a papal favorite, filled up with locals ...
Cardinals set for more talks after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals ...
Crowds in St. Peter's Square witnessed black smoke pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday night, signaling that the cardinals at the conclave had not been able to elect a new pope.
Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave's 1st ballot.