The black smoke confirmed the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside had not reached the required two-thirds majority — at least 89 votes — needed to elect a new pope.

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for a conclave to elect a ...

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney as first vote inconclusive - The smoke signals that the 133 cardinals have ...

Among those secluded at the Sistine Chapel and its environs during the papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis ...

Black smoke, signifying no pope, has emerged from the Sistine Chapel in the first decision of the conclave to elect a new pope.

The College of Cardinals was set to begin its election of the next pope Wednesday in Rome following the death of Pope Francis ...

Five reasons why previous non-European papal candidates have fallen short - A Filipino or Congolese pope would signal that ...

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

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a ...