A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.

Cardinal Robert Prevost on Thursday became the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

First vote to decide the next Pope to take place today - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

Vatican workers hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which will be used in burning the ballots for the ...

A new pope has been elected as white smoke billows from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the end of the conclave.

Tiziana Fabi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The doors to the Sistine Chapel are closed. Vatican Media, via Associated Press A sea gull sitting near the chimney. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters ...