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

Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, involving the installation of a stove ...

Ahead of the election of the next pope, a chimney was installed atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday, which will help notify the ...

Stoves have been installed in the Sistine Chapel that will generate smoke, marking the progress of the conclave's mission to choose a new pope.

There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One vote will be held on the first day of ...

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

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