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

Ballots are burned in the process, but the smoke seen by the world is created using another stove, the Vatican Information ...

Millions visit the Sistine Chapel every year - making it the second most visited museum in the world - but it will now ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

As such, to protect the safety of The Vatican City's residents and the cardinals participating in the upcoming papal conclave ...

The death of Pope Francis paves the way for one of the most secretive events in human history, as depicted in the papal ...

In an April 29 statement, the Vatican said “the oath of the officials and attendants of the conclave will take place” May 5 ...

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader ...