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

Members of the Vatican’s fire brigade were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel on Friday, Rome time, attaching the chimney ...

The chimney atop the Sistine Chapel has been installed ahead of the upcoming conclave that will elect the 267th Pope ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave must take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

Stoves have been installed in the Sistine Chapel that will generate smoke, marking the progress of the conclave's mission to ...

Following Pope Francis's death, the Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel to prepare for the papal conclave. Cardinals will ...

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

They will gather in secret in the Sistine Chapel starting at 4:30 pm (1430 GMT) on Wednesday, and will keep voting until one ...