The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

There is high expectation among the Catholic faithful across the globe as the processes to announce the successor of the late Pope Francis will commence on Wednesday May 7 in the Vatican. This is ...

The preparations are all leading up to the solemn pageantry of the start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis ...

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

Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, involving the installation of a stove ...

Ahead of the election of the next pope, a chimney was installed atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday, which will help notify the ...

V atican workers have installed a stove in the Sistine Chapel to burn ballots during the conclave to elect a new pope, set to ...

Stoves have been installed in the Sistine Chapel that will generate smoke, marking the progress of the conclave's mission to choose a new pope.

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 ...

Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a ...

The Archdiocese of Manila has issued a prayer ahead of next week’s papal conclave, calling on the faithful to unite in prayer ...

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