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Sistine Chapel: How it spoke to me

"Now, they seem symbolic of a deeper divide: not between classes of people, but between hesitation and decision"

No decision yet: Conclave continues after two more inconclusive votes

The black smoke rose at 11:50 a.m. Rome time, following the second ballot of the day and the third overall since the start of the conclave

Black smoke rises: Catholic Church still without new pontiff

The smoke appeared more than three hours after the 133 electors were sealed inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret balloting process

World’s most secret ballot begins Wednesday to elect next pope

Their task is to choose the next Bishop of Rome, a leader who will guide the Church through pressing internal and global challenges

The Conclave from the Middle Ages to the present day

The upcoming Conclave will be the 76th in the form we know today, which was established by Pope Gregory X in 1274

No crying babies in Sistine Chapel as Vatican cancels baptisms

The traditional ceremony in which popes baptize newborn babies in the Sistine Chapel has been cancelled because of the pandemic

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