One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday (Manila time), which means that no pope was elected in the first ...

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

The Vatican is finalizing preparations for the May 7 conclave, with firefighters on Friday installing a chimney on the roof ...

Ahead of the conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal when a new pontiff has been selected. NBC News' Anne Thompson describes how it works.

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

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

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...