Ahead of the election of the next pope, a chimney was installed atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday, which will help notify the ...

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

Stoves have been installed in the Sistine Chapel that will generate smoke, marking the progress of the conclave's mission to choose a new pope.

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

Firefighters have fitted a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican in what is seen as a key moment in the preparation for the conclave.

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

There is high expectation among the Catholic faithful across the globe as the processes to announce the successor of the late Pope Francis will commence on Wednesday May 7 in the Vatican. This is ...

Black smoke from the chimney will signal more voting, while white smoke tells the world that a new pope has been elected.