A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.

Cardinal Robert Prevost on Thursday became the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

First vote to decide the next Pope to take place today - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio ...

Vatican workers hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which will be used in burning the ballots for the ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

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