In preparations for next week’s conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal ...

After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots of the cardinals are burned in a special furnace to ...

Cardinal electors will begin their deliberations on who will succeed the late pope Francis on Wednesday, May 7.

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

Five days before cardinals gather for the conclave, firefighters on Friday installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel ...

White smoke from the simple, skinny copper pipe placed by Vatican firefighters will signal the selection of a new Pope.

A group of 133 cardinals, eligible to take part in the conclave because they are under 80, will begin the first round of ...

From the longest conclave lasting nearly three years, prompting citizens to lock cardinals in and restrict their meals, to ...

The French president's slew of meetings with top cardinals and high-level officials of the Catholic Church on the sidelines ...