For nearly 800 years the Catholic Church has utilised the process of the conclave to elect a new pope. “Conclave” means “with a key”, indicating the cardinal-electors are locked up with a key to ...

BST - white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney will signal when they've chosen a new pope.

On May 7, all cardinal-electors will gather and be locked in the Sistine Chapel, the most famous papal chapel in the ...

The 133 cardinals from all over the world will start casting votes Wednesday afternoon on what is the largest and arguably ...