James Hill for The New York Times The word conclave — from the Latin “with key” — refers to the isolation imposed on the cardinals who are locked inside the Sistine Chapel until a new pope ...

and then organizes the conclave balloting in the Sistine Chapel. After a pope is elected, it's the dean who asks the winner if he accepts the job, and the name he wants to be called. In early ...

The matter of Pope Francis' replacement will be left to the College of Cardinals, who will convene at the Sistine Chapel for a conclave. Cardinals younger than 80 will be eligible to vote for the ...

Known as the Papal Conclave, this system will once again be ... Later that day, the 120 voting-age Cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel, which has hosted Papal Conclaves since 1858.

The conclave of 62 Princes of the Church, immured in the Sistine Chapel to elect the 262nd Pope, had begun. For 18 hours, no sign from the conclave. Then, at noon, the first sfumata—a curl of ...

Entering the Sistine Chapel is an exercise in wonder. It is swathed in art, seemingly no expense spared, and there’s barely a soul inside to detract from the visual onslaught. To anyone who has ...

Incidentally the longest Papal Conclave, in the late thirteenth century ... The ballot papers are then burned in a small fire inside the Sistine Chapel. The black smoke which is produced by ...

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel ceiling and “The Last Judgment” frescoes transcend reason and defy human capability. Comprising more ...