More than 400 students at Saint Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville are taking part in a mock conclave, with voting having ...

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.

The world is watching as the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel is readied to signal the election of a new Pope. Starting May 7, the conclave will take place, with cardinals gathering in secrecy ...