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

The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of ...

Fire crews were also seen on the chapel roof attaching the chimney from which smoke signals will indicate whether a pope has ...

The papacy has traditionally been held by cardinals, but exceptions exist. Historical trivia surrounding papal conclaves ...

The closed-door "general congregations" allow them to discuss the challenges the new pontiff will face before they are locked into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for the vote. The cardinals of the ...