The College of Cardinals gathered on Tuesday in the Vatican for the final meeting before the conclave to elect a new pope ...

How does the Vatican make white smoke? - The outcome of the secretive papal election is announced through smoke, but how do ...

Some cardinals are looking for a new pope who will continue with Pope Francis' push for a more welcoming Church, while others ...

The first smoke signal from the papal conclave will come from the Sistine Chapel "not before 7pm" on Wednesday, Holy See ...

The Vatican also plans to use signal jamming around the Sistine Chapel and the residences to prevent electronic surveillance ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals will on Tuesday begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave ...