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A look at the history of the Sistine Chapel, the site of the papal conclave
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 ...
Conclave to elect a new pope begins as 133 Catholic cardinals file into Sistine Chapel
The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...
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 ...
Sistine Chapel doors close as conclave begins
The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...
Papal conclave 2025 live updates: Black smoke comes from Sistine Chapel chimney early Thursday
Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...
Pope Leo XIV congratulated by cardinals and Vatican clerks as he leaves Sistine Chapel
Cardinal Robert Prevost on Thursday became the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.