Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Pope Francis’ version of diversity, equity and inclusion had special importance for me as a Black man and a devotional Catholic.

The Sistine Chapel seagulls are becoming the stars of the 2025 papal conclave. The livestream of the historic event panned to ...

Following papal tradition, the Gammarelli family, tailors to the Vatican for over two centuries, prepares three robes in ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

Cardinals in the secret conclave to decide the next pope have cast their first votes but failed to reach a consensus. Black ...

During a Papal Conclave, the world will be watching for white or black smoke from the Vatican's chimney. Here's what it means ...

Some 133 Cardinals began their secretive conclave on Wednesday with a first round of voting due in the afternoon ...

Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world will gather in the Vatican today to decide who will be the successor to Pope Francis. Know all about the most secretive and ancient election process.

African Catholics are enthusiastic about the possibility of a new pope who could reflect the continent's growing influence ...