Infighting, smear campaigns, papal letters from beyond the grave: The conclave to elect a new pope is giving the film a run ...

The cardinals will gather at St. Peter’s Basilica May 7 to celebrate a special Mass before gathering in the Sistine Chapel to ...

Vice President JD Vance has been dispatched all over the world in the opening months of Trump's administration and often ...

The coming papal conclave is just days away and, within days or weeks of the doors to the Sistine Chapel closing, the ...

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

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

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Discover how the Vatican's conclave works, where cardinals elect a new pope. Learn about the secret voting process and the cardinal electors.

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

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 ...

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