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, ...

A chimney was seen being installed on the Sistine Chapel as the Vatican prepared for the conclave to select the new pope. The ...

Preparations for the papal conclave are ramping up at the Vatican on Friday as workers are beginning to install the ...

It will take at least 89 cardinals to elect Pope Francis's successor. That's the two-thirds supermajority of the 133 men who ...

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

While the film gets some details right, it takes liberties with the process, including the cardinals’ interactions and ...

Five days before cardinals gather for the conclave, firefighters on Friday installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.

Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the ...

Firefighters at the Vatican have installed a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel to be used during the conclave that begins ...