The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) who commissioned it. The three-storey brick ...

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some ...

The Sistine Chapel is ready to host the cardinals who will gather on Wednesday for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88. When the conclave ...

For centuries, the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen through what’s known as a papal conclave. The ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

The proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long ...

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

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world’s most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

Catholics are watching as the 2025 papal conclave is set to begin, following the death of Pope Francis. The new Pope will ...