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 ...

Following Pope Francis's death, the Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel to prepare for the papal conclave. Cardinals will ...

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal ...

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

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

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

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 133 red-robed cardinals made a solemn procession into the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Wednesday to begin a first ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday and the bells of St. Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals have ...

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 ...

Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...