The so-called “princes of the church” will process into the Sistine Chapel, intoning the “Litany ... who was from Poland. It could also produce a more conservative pope less animated by ...

of Poland; Francis Arinze, 92, of Nigeria; Angelo Scola, 83, Italy; Oswald Gracias, 80, of India; and Christoph Schönborn, 80, of Austria. There has never been a pope from the United States ...

In addition to the new Holy Father in the foreground, the background is the Pauline Chapel in the Apostolic Palace. Perhaps the new papal portrait might attract more attention to this important ...

Shaken by Trump, Putin and the war in Ukraine, Poland is again feeling angst about being abandoned by the United States. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger covers European diplomacy and security ...

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 ...

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 ...

Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, involving the installation of a stove for burning secret votes and a chimney which will billow smoke to ...

White smoke was witnessed emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in a direct signal that a new pope has already been elected. The name of the pope has yet to be announced by ...

VATICAN CITY — The doors of the Sistine Chapel closed on Wednesday, signaling the beginning of the conclave in which 133 cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis, according to a live ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of ...

Poland has begun voting for a new president in an election that will test the government's strength against any resurgence of right-wing populism. The ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister ...