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

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of ...

After Pope Francis' April 21 death, the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders began preparing to gather and select a successor. The gathering, which is set to commence this week for the first time ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

Rumors about pope frontrunner Pietro Parolin have been published this week on various news sites, and sexual abuse watchdogs ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

Casa Santa Marta is abuzz with workers, engineers, and Vatican officials transforming the guesthouse that was the residence ...