The world officially has a new pope in Robert Francis Prevost, the first American ever to become pontiff, and with his appointment will return the Sistine Chapel, which has been closed to the public ...

The seagulls have caught the public eye on the Vatican's livestream of the papal election for the next pontiff The Sistine Chapel seagulls are becoming the stars of the 2025 papal conclave. The ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...

White smoke means habemus papam - we have a new pope. (SOUNDBITE OF BELL TOLLING) SHERLOCK: But it wasn't always like this. In fact, this will be only the 26th conclave held inside the Sistine Chapel, ...

As the Sistine Chapel closes its doors to prepare for one of the world’s most secretive and symbolically charged events, all eyes are on what happens next inside Michelangelo’s masterpiece as ...

Besides being the pope's main chapel, the Sistine Chapel has been the site of the conclave, the election that selects a new pope when there is a vacancy. About 135 cardinals will gather in the ...

Vatican workers hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which will be used in burning the ballots for the conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY — On Wednesday afternoon, red-hatted clerics who carry the same weight and dignity as princes within the Catholic Church entered the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave to choose ...

Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope, as jockeying continued outside over who among the ...

This secretive conclave to elect the next pope is being held in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. What's it like inside and how is it outfitted for this particular gathering? : [POST-BROADCAST ...

The Sistine Chapel serves as the seat of the papal conclave since 1878 and has become a popular site for tourists, welcoming millions of visitors every year. This article tagged under: Catholic ...