The world officially has a new pope in Robert Francis Prevost, the first American ever to become pontiff, and with his ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

Besides being the pope's main chapel, the Sistine Chapel has been the site of the conclave, the election that selects a new pope when there is a vacancy. About 135 cardinals will gather in the ...

The Sistine Chapel, a sacred room in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, is one of the most famous chapels in the world—and ...

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal ...

NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports from outside the Sistine Chapel on the history of the conclave. RUTH SHERLOCK, BYLINE: From here ...

The doors of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican were closed on Wednesday, signalling the start of a secret conclave where 133 cardinals from around the world will elect a new pope.

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

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

The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.

Choosing the next Pontiff: What to expect from the conclave that will choose Pope Francis' successor Besides being the pope's main chapel, the Sistine Chapel has been the site of the conclave ...