Black smoke has poured 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.

shimmering behind the dome of the basilica. People gathered in small groups to chat as they waited for the famed smoke to waft from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. Some positioned themselves in ...

The smallest country in the World, the Vatican City is full of incredible things to do and sites to see. From St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica, to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter’s Square to await their decision, after the first ...

Some areas of the basilica may not be accessible, including the dome. Guided tours to the basilica are suspended as access is via the Sistine Chapel. Pope Francis requested to be buried in the ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election ... will sit beneath its dome to discern the future of the Church. This story was first published by ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language ...

In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...

The impressive dome ceiling in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome.Credit: Getty Images However, the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is not the only one in Rome. And the one inside the Basilica ...

shimmering behind the dome of the basilica. People gathered in small groups to chat as they waited for the famed smoke to waft from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. Some positioned themselves in ...