The famous chimney that will signify to the world the election of a new pope has been installed on the roof of the Sistine ...

With the 2025 conclave set to start next week, here's a few facts and drama to know about the centuries old ritual.

Here are ten surprising and interesting facts about Papal conclaves. 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 voting. If ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had arrived in Rome by ...

Preparations for the papal conclave are ramping up at the Vatican on Friday as workers are beginning to install the ceremonial chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel.

After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...

The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of ...

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

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

The College of Cardinals continues to prepare for the upcoming conclave to elect the next pope, which begins Wednesday, May 7.