The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some ...

Some cardinals are looking for a new pope who will continue with Pope Francis' push for a more welcoming Church, while others ...

For black smoke, the Vatican uses a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulphur. The white smoke used to signal ...

Choosing a replacement for Pope Francis is a secretive and time-tested process for the cardinal-electors in the Sistine ...

Tens of thousands of travellers have descended on the city for the funeral of Pope Francis and the election of a new pontiff.

Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful ...

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

With the death of Pope Francis, the position of the Bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church stands empty.

Starting tomorrow at the Vatican, 133 cardinals will take part in a centuries-old secret ritual to choose Pope Francis’ ...