While the exterior of the Sistine Chapel is muted, it is regarded for its majestic interior, as the walls and ceiling are decorated with frescoes created by many Florentine Renaissance artists.

Everything we know about the first day of the papal conclave 04:53. Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet ...

While the exterior of the Sistine Chapel is muted, it is regarded for its majestic interior, as the walls and ceiling are decorated with frescoes created by many Florentine Renaissance artists.

People watch as white smoke appears from the Sistine Chapel, indicating a new pope has been selected. AP. Among the top contenders are Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who was the Vatican’s secretary of ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter’s Square to await their decision, after the first ...

On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret and fascinating ritual — will begin.

Perched on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, three birds were the among the first to glimpse the white smoke signaling a new pope. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Three sea gulls, including a chick, were ...

Faithful capture images with their smartphones of cardinals arriving during a final Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

The doors of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican were closed on Wednesday, signalling the start of a secret conclave where 133 cardinals from around the world will elect a new pope.

On May 7, 133 cardinals from around the world will gather for a papal conclave in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel for a secret vote to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

While the exterior of the Sistine Chapel is muted, it is regarded for its majestic interior, as the walls and ceiling are decorated with frescoes created by many Florentine Renaissance artists.