After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots of the cardinals are burned in a special furnace to ...

After the conclave begins, ballots will be burned to indicate the outcome to the outside world — black for no decision, white ...

The rules of the conclave say that cardinals under the age of 80 are invited to take part in the conclave. That means that the identity of the new Pope will be decided by 133 cardinals (out of a total ...

A Maryland parish priest told OSV News ahead of the upcoming conclave that he has "an enormous degree of confidence" in the ...