Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new Pope, days after Pope Francis ...

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

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican has been prepared to host 133 cardinal electors for the upcoming conclave to choose the ...

CITÉ DU VATICAN, Holy See (AFP) — Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, ...

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

The secretive conclave held in the Sistine Chapel requires a two-thirds of majority and involves up to four round of voting per day.

Workers enter the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on May 2 to install a stove and chimney to be used for the election of a new ...

The papal conclave in the modern era has resulted in a number of progressive popes playing various roles in shaping political ...

The secretive process could have begun as early as Monday, but the cardinals gave themselves extra time to get to know one ...

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

On May 7, the world will look on as the conclave to elect a new pope begins. This highly complex and secretive process will ...

The chimney on the Sistine Chapel is up, and voting to elect the next pope will begin on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. Here is ...