White smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signaling that cardinals elected a new pope during their conclave in the Vatican on Thursday. ( (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP via Getty Images)) ...

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Waiting for the first smoke signal People filled the crowd of St. Peter’s Square as cardinals were locked in the Sistine Chapel, taking what was expected to be their first vote to choose a new pope.

VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic ...

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On Wednesday night, the black smoke of the first ballot poured out of the chapel chimney just after 9 p.m., about 4.5 hours after the cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel to take their oaths at ...

As the secretive conclave among cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel continues, black smoke billowed from the chimney around 4:30 a.m. Chicago time, signaling no new Pope was elected.

On Thursday, May 8, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney, signaling to the world that the 267th pope has been determined A new pope has been elected. On the afternoon of Thursday ...

Black smoke has billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney after the first round of voting by the College of Cardinals, indicating a new pope has yet to be elected.

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church By NICOLE WINFIELD – Associated Press Updated 7 minutes ago ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the ...