The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the the conclave to elect the next ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the Catholic Church's upcoming conclave to select the next pope.

with a step-by-step breakdown of how the next pope will be chosen and anointed under Michelangelo's iconic fresco on the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. The papal conclave is the closely ...

Selecting a pope as part of the conclave is considered a cardinal's highest duty. Those who do so are known as cardinal electors. Cardinals walk in procession to the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican ...

The Sistine Chapel was first used for a conclave after the death of Sixtus IV in 1484. A number of conclaves have been held elsewhere, including several in the 19th century at the Quirinale Palace ...

The Sistine Chapel will close to the public starting on Monday (28 April) as the Vatican prepares to host the conclave to elect the next pope. The gathering of cardinals, which will take place ...

A papal conclave will be held to elect Pope Francis's successor, likely within the next three weeks. A College of Cardinals under 80 will cast votes from the Sistine Chapel until a two-thirds ...

The results divided experts and amateurs, with some criticising the dazzling colours as too bright. * The Sistine Chapel was first used for a conclave after the death of Sixtus IV in 1484. A number of ...

Conclave depicts the importance of confidentiality by showing Vatican security members sweeping the Sistine Chapel for listening devices and bugs. Prior to the last conclave in 2013, the ...

The Sistine Chapel was first used for a conclave after the death of Sixtus IV in 1484. A number of conclaves have been held elsewhere, including several in the 19th century at the Quirinale Palace ...

The conclave involves secret ballots and discussions within the Sistine Chapel, with black smoke signifying an inconclusive vote and white smoke announcing the new pope. A two-thirds majority is ...