With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

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Vatican crowds leave 'disappointed' as black smoke rises from Sistene chapel meaning College of Cardinals will vote again ...

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

The solemn silence of the Sistine Chapel now surrounds 133 cardinal electors as they begin the sacred process of selecting the 267th successor to St. Peter following the death of Pope Francis on ...