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.

On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.

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The Sistine Chapel has closed to the public so it can be prepared for the conclave, a gathering of cardinals who will elect ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

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

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope Francis' death.

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

On Friday morning, May 2, Vatican workers were seen hoisting a chimney onto the roof at the Sistine Chapel, according to ...

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