Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

COMMENTARY: Ecclesiology, not just personality, is at stake in this conclave. A new pope must resist false reform rooted in moral compromise.

Despite the warm embrace from Romans and while Rome observes nine days of mourning for the popular late pope, a few of ...

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.