With the 2025 conclave set to start next week, here's a few facts and drama to know about the centuries old ritual.

After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots of the cardinals are burned in a special furnace to ...

Vatican installs chimney on Sistine Chapel as world waits on pope election - The chimney plays a key role in communicating ...

Topics include: What was Vatican II, who were the key players and what were its goals; was Vatican II necessary and was there a crisis; what went wrong after Vatican II; and why the implementation of ...

The papacy has traditionally been held by cardinals, but exceptions exist. Historical trivia surrounding papal conclaves ...

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

As members of the College of Cardinals prepare for the conclave, they face a profound choice: Build on the late pope’s ...