suggesting a sharp drop-off in perceived viability beyond the top four. People wait for the smoke billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first ...

For each round of voting, the cardinals will fold their ballots twice and drop them into a chalice ... See the photos: Workers install chimney on Sistine Chapel before conclave Use of 2 stoves ...

Inside the Sistine Chapel, each cardinal elector stood before his assigned seat, facing the Book of the Gospels, placed on a ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic Church. By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting ...

He said if he were in the Sistine Chapel, he’d be voting for Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem who is on many papal contender lists. “He has clear ideas ...

Each cardinal votes by secret ballot, says a prayer and then drops his ballot into a large ... bellowing from a Sistine Chapel chimney. Black smoke: A candidate has not received the necessary ...

Black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel early Thursday ... Each cardinal votes by secret ballot, says a prayer and then drops his ballot into a large chalice, the United States Conference ...

The Sistine Chapel was used for the ceremonies of the papal court. Only the most important figures of Vatican City were allowed to participate in these ceremonies. Times have changed since then.