VATICAN CITY — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter’s Square to await their decision, after the first ...

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.

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

White smoke has risen out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signifying that a new pope has been elected.

This secretive conclave to elect the next pope is being held in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. What's it like inside and how is it outfitted for this particular gathering?

Within the unassuming exterior of English Martyrs Catholic Church in Goring-by-Sea is a scale replica of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling.

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis.

From floor tiles that block cellphone signals to a new chimney, here's how the Vatican keeps information inside the chapel during an ultrasecret papal conclave.

Vatican workers were seen hoisting a chimney onto the roof at the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave.

The doors of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican were closed on Wednesday, signalling the start of a secret conclave where 133 cardinals from around the world will elect a new pope.

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should be.