Around 135 cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to begin the process of electing the new leader of the ...

Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

Experts say the process requires "two custom fireworks", smoke test rehearsals and Vatican firefighters on standby.

CITÉ DU VATICAN, Holy See (AFP) — Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican has been prepared to host 133 cardinal electors for the upcoming conclave to choose the ...

The papal conclave in the modern era has resulted in a number of progressive popes playing various roles in shaping political ...

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

Cardinals enter the Vatican’s sealed conclave to elect the next pope in a centuries-old ritual shrouded in secrecy.

The Vatican's Sistine Chapel has been prepared to host 133 Cardinal electors for the upcoming conclave to elect the 267th ...

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...