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Cardinals, Pope Francis and Sistine Chapel

Live briefing: Cardinals to gather in Sistine Chapel and begin voting for a new pope

Cardinal electors will soon withdraw to the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to pray, deliberate and cast votes in secret ballot elections.

Catholic News Agency · 16h

PHOTOS: The Sistine Chapel awaits the arrival of cardinal electors to choose the next pope

The proceedings will take place in absolute secrecy, with the prelates largely sequestered from the outside world for as long as the conclave lasts until a new Supreme Pontiff is chosen.

U.S. News & World Report · 23h

Cardinals Enter Seclusion Ahead of Secret Conclave to Elect New Pope

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican hotels on Tuesday, where they will be barred from contact with the outside world as they decide who should succeed Pope Francis.

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WANE 15 · 1h

The Latest: Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church,

ABC News on MSN · 22h

Vatican readies for papal conclave

Clerics, cardinals and Vatican staff have all taken an oath of secrecy before the college of cardinals meets in the Sistine Chapel to choose a successor for Pope Francis to lead the Catholic Church.

koco.com · 23h

Vatican to deactivate phone signals during secretive papal conclave

All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported.The Vatican also plans to use signal jammers around the Sistine Chapel to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside the conclave that will see 133 cardinals vote on who will succeed Pope Francis and lead the world’s 1.

15mon MSN

Why the Vatican will cut the phone signal ahead of the secret Conclave vote

Why the Vatican will cut the phone signal ahead of the secret Conclave vote - The Vatican has made sure that what happens in ...

10hon MSN

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 ...

18hon MSN

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 ...

Catholic News Agency18h

The Sistine Chapel: Renaissance gem dazzles clergy and laypeople alike

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

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Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

Devdiscourse21h

Behind the Frescoes: Security Secrets of the Sistine Chapel Conclave

Vatican technicians are transforming the Sistine Chapel into a secure enclave where 133 cardinals will meet to elect the next ...

Greek Reporter4d

Vatican Installs Chimney Over Sistine Chapel Ahead of New Pope Election

Vatican staff installed a chimney on the Sistine Chapel ahead of the May 7 conclave, where cardinals will elect a new pope to ...

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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 ...

House Beautiful on MSN21h

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 ...

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