The best time to be in St. Peter's Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...

The best time to be in St. Peter’s Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

"Maine’s Sistine Chapel" or the South Solon Meeting House, in Waterville, Maine, is covered with 70-year-old fresco murals ...

The Vatican has announced that the conclave to elect a new pope will begin on May 7, following the recent passing of Pope ...

At least 15 days after the death of the pope and not more than 20, the cardinals meet in the morning to celebrate the ...

This conclave will feature one of the most geographically diverse fields, with 10 candidates coming from the U.S.

NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the Catholic Church's upcoming conclave to select the next pope.

Extra omnes. When the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations will have all unauthorized persons leave and only the ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

Inside, though, the South Solon Meeting House has a secret unknown even to some who drive through the tiny Maine town every ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...