The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

White smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signalling that the 133 Roman ...

The 133 cardinals will remain in total seclusion within the Sistine Chapel and its adjoining buildings until they choose from among themselves the next pope.

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

All eyes were on the smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on May 8 as 133 cardinals voted to select the successor to Pope ...

Black smoke is again pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney. That indicates no pope was elected on second or third ballots ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...