T he Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel as preparations begin for the conclave that will elect the next pope following the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on 21 April aged 88.

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather next week for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88. Recommended Videos ...

More than 30,000 people have gathered in Vatican Square for a glimpse of the smoke expected to emanate from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel following the official start 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 the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of ...

This secretive conclave to elect the next pope is being held in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. ... this will be only the 26th conclave held inside the Sistine Chapel, and there have been 266 popes.

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather next week for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88.

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, ... The Sistine Chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (who served from 1471 to 1484).

The Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. It's also the site of the papal conclave. Here is a ...