As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:08 p.m. May 8 in Vatican City, University of Iowa Catholic Studies ...

The 133 cardinals will retire for the night and return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning ... even including an attached diagram for clarity: 'The tomb must be in the earth; simple, without ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again host the conclave. The 133 cardinal electors, meeting behind closed ...

The cardinals are voting inside the Sistine Chapel, but the seagulls have the high ground. As the world watches the conclave, underway inside the Sistine Chapel, seagulls perched atop the roof ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

The Sistine Chapel was used for the ceremonies of the papal court. Only the most important figures of Vatican City were allowed to participate in these ceremonies. Times have changed since then.

on the afternoon of May 7, Archbishop Diego Ravelli will order all but the cardinal electors who will choose the next pope to leave the Sistine Chapel. After a brief reflection offered by Cardinal ...

The Vatican on Tuesday released photos of the Sistine Chapel prepared for the arrival of the cardinal electors who will select the next pope in the conclave set to begin on Wednesday. The ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was pouring 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.

The cardinals will return to the Sistine Chapel Thursday morning for two voting sessions before noon (Rome time) and two more in the afternoon. Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine ...