The recently concluded papal election renewed curiosity among cinephiles to get a glimpse of the Vatican’s age-old rituals, ...

Today, let’s talk about smoke. The kind that comes out of the Sistine Chapel chimney when the Catholic Church votes for a new pope. I’m thinking it might be time ...

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

But white smoke was seen shortly before the noon bells rung, prompting confusion among the crowds. There was a similar incident during the 1958 conclave, when white smoke initially emerged but then ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, ...