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

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

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

When cardinals gather to elect a successor to Pope Francis, their task will be far more comfortable than that of many who ...

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

Cardinals enter the Vatican’s sealed conclave to elect the next pope in a centuries-old ritual shrouded in secrecy.

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

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 ...

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

Catholic cardinals are eligible to participate in the conclave, but two have indicated they will not attend. Two of these cardinals are from the Tri-State Area -- Timothy Cardinal Dolan from the ...