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 ...

All eyes were on the smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on May 8 as 133 cardinals voted to select the successor to Pope ...

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

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

Moment When White Smoke Billows From The Chimney Of The Sistine Chapel In Vatican White smoke billows from the chimney of the ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...

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

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

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

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

Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting ... their cellphones surrendered and airwaves around the Vatican jammed to prevent all communications until they find a new ...