VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

When the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel spouts white smoke, it means that the Catholic Church officially has a new pope.

Chimney installation on the Sistine Chapel signals the acceleration of preparations for the papal conclave on May 7, aiming to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Vatican firefighters were seen working ...

For more than 750 years, strict rules have guarded what cardinals can and cannot eat to prevent hidden messages stuffed ...

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for ...

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