In the coming days plumes of black or white smoke will rise from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel, signaling the voting at the conclave of Roman Catholic cardinals to find Pope Francis' successor. A ...

The backdrop of the conclave is the Sistine Chapel, and the site could not be more dramatic. Decorated with frescoes by ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.

Vatican firefighters fitted the Sistine Chapel chimney in place ahead of the election of Pope Francis’ successor. White smoke ...

The Corps of Firefighters of the Vatican City State installed the ceremonial chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ahead ...

Vice President Vance said his meeting with Pope Francis one day before his death was a nod from a higher power. Vance met ...