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Inside Sistine Chapel: 5 Key Facts About the Conclave's Iconic Venue
The Sistine Chapel is located within the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in the Vatican. Here are 5 interesting facts about the Sistine Chapel, as reported by Graylinerome, Througheternity, Thesistinechapel, and Britannica, namely:
Workers ready Sistine Chapel for conclave
The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican. But as 133 of the world's cardinals prepared to enter the conclave May 7 to elect the new pope, the Sistine Chapel has been closed to visitors since April 28.
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.
All the support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis are taking an oath of secrecy on Monday ...
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Robert Harris praises the secret process of electing Pope Francis's success, saying political parties could learn from it.
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How to watch the Vatican live during papal conclave: 24/7 camThe College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing a new pope on Wednesday, May 7, and FOX 5 NY will have a 24/7 LIVE look at the Sistine Chapel.
The rules of the conclave say that cardinals under the age of 80 are invited to take part in the conclave. That means that ...
When cardinals met for their second conclave of 1978 after the sudden death of Pope John Paul I, Vienna's Franz Koenig ...
Following Pope Francis's death, the Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel to prepare for the papal conclave. Cardinals will ...
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