On Friday morning, May 2, Vatican workers were seen hoisting a chimney onto the roof at the Sistine Chapel, according to ...

Fans of the Oscar-nominated movie “Conclave,” which is about a papal election, might think they have a head start on what’s ...

After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...

Now that Pope Francis has been laid to rest, there's a renewed fascination with the centuries-old traditions of the Vatican.

The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...

He predicted Italian Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa will be the next pope, and will choose the name Francis II.

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

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

The cardinals will gather for the conclave starting May 7. Special TV broadcasts are planned for the start of the papal ...