The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) who commissioned it. The three-storey brick ...

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

The Sistine Chapel is ready to host the cardinals who will gather on Wednesday for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88. When the conclave ...

The proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long ...

For centuries, the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen through what’s known as a papal conclave. The ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...