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

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 ...

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

Following the death of Pope Francis, officials have confirmed when and where the conclave to elect the next leader of the ...

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

One by one, placing a right hand on the Book of Gospels, staff driving, cooking, cleaning and caring for the cardinals who will elect a new pope will swear an oath of perpetual secrecy about the ...

"Notice is hereby given that the Sistine Chapel will be closed to the public from Monday 28 April 2025 for the requirements ...