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

The Sistine Chapel is a renowned site of religious and artistic significance within the Vatican. Built from 1473 to 1481 and ...

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

According to Vatican Museums’ official website, “it is forbidden to take photographs or films with any type of electronic equipment” inside the Sistine Chapel Simona Granati - Corbis/Corbis ...

The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine Chapel. Scenes from the proceedings following the death of popes in the 20th and 21st centuries.

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 ...

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 highly secretive meeting - the Conclave - to choose the next pope takes place inside the Sistine Chapel, complete with its one-of-a-kind ceiling painted by Michelangelo and lasts for however ...