Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.

Cardinal Robert Prevost on Thursday became the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after ...

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

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

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

On Thursday, May 8, 133 cardinals from around the world elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV at the Sistine Chapel during the Conclave, making him the first US-born Pope in the ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...

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