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Sistine Chapel prepped for conclave as battle lines are drawn for future of Catholic Church
The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...
The elite Swiss Guard watching over conclave have a dramatic role as papal bodyguards
The Swiss Guard, the pope’s iconic bodyguards, look ceremonial but in the pageantry of the Renaissance-style uniform lies the ...
Michelangelo meets James Bond: high-tech in Sistine Chapel to keep conclave secret
Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...
Sistine Chapel closes for conclave: What to know about visiting Rome following Pope Francis’ death
Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...
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Just What Happens to the Sistine Chapel During a Papal Conclave?
The Sistine Chapel has closed to the public so it can be prepared for the conclave, a gathering of cardinals who will elect ...
Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope
Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...
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Cardinals hear call for ‘unity of the Church’ at Mass ahead of conclave
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the 91-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the liturgy, underlining the ...
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The 552-Year-Old Sistine Chapel Has the WILDEST Design Details You've Ever Seen
The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some ...