The Vatican has a dual mission: to ensure the safety of the cardinals and to safeguard the strict secrecy of the process, ...

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

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

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

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.

In preparation for the conclave to elect a new pope, workers build platforms over a protective covering on the marble floor ...

The Vatican is finalizing preparations for the May 7 conclave, with firefighters on Friday installing a chimney on the roof ...

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which ...

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

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