The white smoke came out of the chimney on the fifth ballot on March 13, 2013, and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was ...

An insider said the Sistine Chapel would undergo a 'radical transformation' so that it would be ready for one of the most ...

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

All eyes on Sistine Chapel for smoke as secret conclave begins to elect new pope - White smoke will confirm a new pontiff to ...

Seagulls have found themselves in starring roles since the live streaming of the Sistine Chapel chimney began at the 2005 ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

First vote to decide the next Pope to take place today - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8) and the bells of St Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope. The Holy See released a video on Saturday of ...