The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions.

Millions visit the Sistine Chapel every year - making it the second most visited museum in the world - but it will now ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

The process to elect a new pope will begin May 7, after nine days of mourning for the death of Pope Francis, a standard ...

"Notice is hereby given that the Sistine Chapel will be closed to the public from Monday 28 April 2025 for the requirements of the Conclave," reads a terse statement on the Vatican Museums' website.

While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...