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

The papacy has traditionally been held by cardinals, but exceptions exist. Historical trivia surrounding papal conclaves ...

If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new Pope by day three of next week’s conclave, then things are not going to plan. Short conclaves wrapped up in a couple of days project an image of unity ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

Cardinals will begin the secret conclave, in The Vatican's Sistine Chapel, to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pope. DiNardo ...

Vatican firefighters fitted the Sistine Chapel chimney in place ahead of the election of Pope Francis’ successor. White smoke ...

With the papal conclave beginning next week, here's what to know about when it starts and how long it is expected to last.

The voting to elect a new pope, known as the Conclave, has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of ...

After the start of next week's conclave to choose the next pope, the chimney will indicate whether a pope has been elected ...