Follow the latest news and updates on the Papal Conclave 2025. Learn about the process of electing a new Pope, the history of ...

With a conclave to elect a new pope scheduled to begin next week, several names have popped up as potential replacements for ...

The secretive process to elect a new Roman Catholic pope begins on May 7, two weeks after Pope Francis’s death at age 88. Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie, “Conclave”, which is about a papal election ...

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

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

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave. After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, ...

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which ...

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

While the film gets some details right, it takes liberties with the process, including the cardinals’ interactions and ...

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...