Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

The proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long ...

With 133 cardinals set to take place in this conclave following the death of Pope Francis, the outcome has been described as ...

Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

Cardinals go into Conclave to elect a new Pope to succeed Pope Francis who passed away on Easter Monday. They gather in the Sistine Chapel and will remain locked there, closed to the outside world, ...

Cardinals will gather on 7 May in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. Here is a brief glossary of ...

Vatican gendarmes and plainclothes Swiss Guards will escort buses that will take cardinals between the residence and the ...

The papal conclave begins Wednesday, May 7, when cardinals gather to elect the next pope. Here's how to watch coverage in the ...

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world’s most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

Ahead of the conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal when a new pontiff has been selected. NBC News' Anne Thompson describes how it works.

An ancient ritual, steeped in tradition and shrouded in secrecy, begins in the Sistine Chapel today. So what can we expect?