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

The voting to elect a new pope, known as the Conclave, has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of ...

After the start of next week's conclave to choose the next pope, the chimney will indicate whether a pope has been elected ...

On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti recalled the extreme sacrifice of Catholics from the Eastern Catholic Churches.

The conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the final preparatory phase for ...

Vatican staff installed a chimney on the Sistine Chapel ahead of the May 7 conclave, where cardinals will elect a new pope to ...

The conclave chimney was installed on the roof of the Sistine Chapel Friday — signaling the start of the conclave that will ...

The Corps of Firefighters of the Vatican City State installed the ceremonial chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the coming conclave. The fire corps erected the ...

All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had arrived in Rome by ...