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

Growing numbers of people are making bets on next week’s conclave to elect the next pope. From cash bets on websites to ...

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

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

The papacy has traditionally been held by cardinals, but exceptions exist. Historical trivia surrounding papal conclaves ...

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.

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

Cardinals will begin the secret conclave, in The Vatican's Sistine Chapel, to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pope. DiNardo ...

Vatican firefighters fitted the Sistine Chapel chimney in place ahead of the election of Pope Francis’ successor. White smoke ...

With the papal conclave beginning next week, here's what to know about when it starts and how long it is expected to last.