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 ...

Workers have been preparing the Sistine Chapel for the upcoming conclave where a new pope will be elected, including ...

Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any electronic interference ...

The Catholic Church’s 177 cardinals on Saturday met in the Vatican City for final talks ahead of the election of a new pope ...

Papal electors gossip in bars and restaurants and try to avoid journalists seeking clues to Pope Francis’s successor ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

A Guardian editorial last week cast the conclave as a crossroads for Francis’ “progressive legacy,” predicting blocs of ...

From king to the world’s pastor: How will the next pope change the style of the papacy? By Zac Davis The scarlet robes. The ...

The stove where ballots to elect the new pope will be burned during the upcoming conclave has been installed in the Sistine ...

The College of Cardinals continues to prepare for the upcoming conclave to elect the next pope, which begins Wednesday, May 7.

Fire crews were also seen on the chapel roof attaching the chimney from which smoke signals will indicate whether a pope has ...

The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of ...