It is one of the wonders of the world, attracting millions of visitors every year. But those now in Rome hoping to admire the ...

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

The Sistine Chapel is now closed to the public ahead of the papal conclave that will select the next pope after the death of ...

The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather on May 7 to elect a new pope in one of the most famous buildings in ...

The Vatican has announced the closure of the Sistine Chapel from April 28, 2025, to prepare for a conclave appointing a new ...

During the meeting, approximately 20 cardinals delivered addresses on “themes of particular relevance for the future of the Church,” according to the Holy See Press Office.

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 ...

Likewise, the Sistine Chapel, Domus Marthae Sanctae and other areas are off limits during the conclave to everyone other than cardinals and those people who have specific business there ...

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 decision is made through a time-honored process known as the conclave, an election conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Conclaves are held only when ...