Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote on a new pope after the first ballot fails

Cardinals return to Sistine Chapel to vote on a new pope after first ballot fails

Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope.

Cardinals returning to conclave after first vote ends in black smoke

Sixteen days after Pope Francis's death, cardinals from around the world have shut themselves away for as long as it takes to vote for their new leader.

Thursday briefing: ​Who ​will ​emerge as the ​next ​leader of the Catholic ​church?

In today’s newsletter: The secret deliberations in Vatican City to select the next pope could shape the direction of the church for generations to comeGood morning. At 10am yesterday, the cardinals of the Catholic church gathered for mass in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. In the afternoon, the 133 who are eligible electors went to the Sistine Chapel, handed over their smartphones and swore an oath of secrecy, perhaps knowing that signal ja…

Cardinals set for second day of conclave to elect a new pope

The largest and most geographically diverse conclave in history was due to resume on Thursday, with Roman Catholic cardinals returning to the Sistine Chapel to try to settle a wide-open papal election...

Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote on a new pope after the first ballot fails

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Everything we know about the first day of the papal conclave

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke was seen rising from the Sistine Chapel as night fell in Rome, indicating they have not yet agreed on a choice for the next pontiff. Maurice DuBois reports and Crux editor John Allen joins to discuss.