Ahead of the conclave to elect a new pope, a chimney has been installed atop the Sistine Chapel to signal when a new pontiff has been selected. NBC News' Anne Thompson describes how it works.

The largest and most geographically diverse papal conclave in history is set to commence May 7 in Rome, where cardinals will begin the secretive voting process to select the next man who will lead ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – ...

The Vatican is prioritizing secrecy ahead of the conclave to pick a new pope — as it has for hundreds of years — but in the ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress stopped by a church in Monroe County to see what people hope to see in the next leader of the ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope Francis.

The doors of Rome's Sistine Chapel officially lock tomorrow morning as the conclave selects a new pope. 135 cardinals from around the world will vote on a successor to Pope Francis, who was laid to ...

Starting Wednesday, the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will gather inside the Sistine Chapel to begin choosing the next pope.