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

Experts say the process requires "two custom fireworks", smoke test rehearsals and Vatican firefighters on standby.

The secretive conclave held in the Sistine Chapel requires a two-thirds of majority and involves up to four round of voting per day.

The chimney on the Sistine Chapel is up, and voting to elect the next pope will begin on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. Here is ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican has been prepared to host 133 cardinal electors for the upcoming conclave to choose the ...

The Vatican prepared for the conclave to pick the next pope with the installation of a Sistine Chapel chimney. ABC News' Ines de La Cuetara takes a look at the front runners.

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

The meeting of the College of Cardinals, where the next head of the Catholic Church will be selected, is scheduled to take place on May 7 ...

Here are ten surprising and interesting facts about Papal conclaves.The longest conclave lasted almost three yearsThere is no ...

The Vatican's Sistine Chapel has been prepared to host 133 Cardinal electors for the upcoming conclave to elect the 267th ...

CITÉ DU VATICAN, Holy See (AFP) — Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, ...

Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new Pope, days after Pope Francis ...