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

The smallest country in the World, the Vatican City is full of incredible things to do and sites to see. From St. Peter's ...

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

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

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 ...

A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.

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

Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

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 ...

The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves behind the Vatican's ...

Workers installed a chimney inside and on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, along with an elevated flooring and tables for the ...