In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...

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?

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, ... Michelangelo painted the Last Judgment fresco on the west wall for Pope Paul III between 1534 and 1541.

The beginning . The project of the Sistine Chapel began in 1473, when a previous building on the site was destroyed, but the wall base and asymmetrical plan of the building remained as it was ...

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside interfere… ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter’s Square to await their decision, after the first ...

The 133 cardinals will remain in total seclusion within the Sistine Chapel and its ... These conversations could produce new candidates or carve paths for papabile thought to have hit a wall.

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?

Here is a look at the history of this historic religious site. The beginning . The project of the Sistine Chapel began in 1473, when a previous building on the site was destroyed, but the wall ...

The project of the Sistine Chapel began in 1473, when a previous building on the site was destroyed, but the wall base and asymmetrical plan of the building remained as it was, according to the ...