From a realistic, picture-perfect painting to a captivating view of the chimney installation on top of the Sistine Chapel, ...

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which ...

A temporary floor, a stove, and a chimney: work is in full swing to prepare the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican has been prepared to host 133 cardinal electors for the upcoming conclave to choose the ...

Experts say the process requires "two custom fireworks", smoke test rehearsals and Vatican firefighters on standby.

CITÉ DU VATICAN, Holy See (AFP) — Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, ...

Workers enter the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on May 2 to install a stove and chimney to be used for the election of a new ...

The word conclave comes from the Latin for "with key", a reference to the lockdown imposed on cardinals during the process.

The secretive conclave held in the Sistine Chapel requires a two-thirds of majority and involves up to four round of voting per day.

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

The Vatican's Sistine Chapel has been prepared to host 133 Cardinal electors for the upcoming conclave to elect the 267th ...

The chimney on the Sistine Chapel is up, and voting to elect the next pope will begin on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. Here is ...