Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, involving the installation of a stove ...

The preparations are all leading up to the solemn pageantry of the start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis ...

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

Ahead of the election of the next pope, a chimney was installed atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday, which will help notify the ...

Robert Harris says the dynamic of the secretive ritual "is why often it produces a surprise".

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

There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One vote will be held on the first day of ...

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