Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave. After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, ...

White smoke from the simple, skinny copper pipe placed by Vatican firefighters will signal the selection of a new Pope.

From the longest conclave lasting nearly three years, prompting citizens to lock cardinals in and restrict their meals, to ...

In preparations for next week’s conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal ...

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

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

The French president held a series of meetings with cardinals and other Church officials while in the Italian capital last ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, has spent the bulk of his career outside the United States. Supporters ...

Not only did Pope Francis value and promote the dignity of labor, he was someone who personally worked extremely hard, finding joy and rest in work itself, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said at the ...