The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 7 - The cardinal electors are entering the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave for the election of the 267th Pope will soon officially begin. Once they have crossed the threshold ...

The conclave is designed to be a highly secretive process, wherein the outside world is entirely ignorant to the discussions happening inside the Sistine Chapel, and the cardinals themselves ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.