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What to know about the Sistine Chapel, site of the conclave to pick a new pope
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 ...
America Magazine2d
Cardinal David: How the Sistine Chapel spoke to me in the conclave
Pope Leo XIV, right, stands in the Sistine Chapel among cardinals after being elected at the Vatican on May 8, 2025. He ...
U.S. News & World Report27d
The Vatican Closes the Sistine Chapel to the Public and Prepares for a Papal Conclave
The Vatican Closes the Sistine ... of Adam, showing God's outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art patron who oversaw ...
U.S. News & World Report27d
Sistine Chapel's Conclave Preparations Leave Tourists Shut Out
"This is a truly great work of art that we've studied ... we heard the Sistine Chapel was closed, we really wanted to see the 'Creation of (Adam)', right?" said Ahmad Mourad, a visitor from ...
WHDH27d
The Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for papal conclave
The Vatican has closed the Sistine ... of Adam, showing God’s outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art patron ...
Wane27d
Vatican closes Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for papal conclave
The Vatican has closed the Sistine ... of Adam, showing God’s outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art patron ...