Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...

In Rome, the phrase is heard frequently ... and outcomes can surprise even seasoned Vatican watchers Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating conclave hasn’t elected pope ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold ...

The black smoke confirmed the 133 cardinal electors sequestered inside had not reached the required two-thirds majority — at ...

New pope elected as white smoke billows from the Sistine Chapel in Rome White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday and the bells of St Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have ...

On Wednesday, 7 May, Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel as the conclave - the storied process to elect a new pope - begins. Rome and the ...

Following the capture of Rome and the annexation of the Papal States in 1870, the popes returned to the Vatican. Since the 1878 conclave, every papal election has been held in the Sistine Chapel.

The Sistine Chapel is where Catholic cardinals will elect a new pope. Take a tour of the church’s breathtaking interior.

This secretive conclave to elect the next pope is being held in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. What's it like inside and how ...