Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black smoke plumed over the Vatican into the night sky in Rome on Wednesday, signaling the papal conclave did not reach consensus ...

The conclave began May 7 and continues until a new pope is selected. Who votes for a pope? Only cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote in a conclave. They are known as the cardinal ...

The world got a shock on May 8 when the white smoke blew at the 2025 papal conclave, bearing the news that the first ever American pope had been elected. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old ...

The conclave to pick a new pope begins May 7. Find a quick guide to that process, watch “Conclave” author Robert Harris explain the secretive tradition and learn more about what the cardinals will be ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news for the first day of the conclave on Wednesday, May 7. For the latest news and updates from the papal conclave, read USA TODAY's live updates for Thursday ...