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.

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

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

The Sistine Chapel is located within the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican. Here are 5 ...

Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...

The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...

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

An expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope ...

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