Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

What exactly happens after the Sistine Chapel doors close and the highest-ranking members of church leadership get down to the business of electing the next Bishop of Rome? Papal elections weren't ...

The Sistine Chapel was first used for a conclave after the death of Sixtus IV in 1484. A number of conclaves have been held elsewhere, including several in the 19th century at the Quirinale Palace ...

The conclave process begins with a special morning mass before 120 cardinals convene inside the Sistine Chapel, according to Business Insider. No more than 120 cardinals can gather for the ...

A church in West Sussex is home to a scale replica of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling A church near the West Sussex coast contains an homage to one of Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo's most ...