When a pope resigns or dies, church law mandates that cardinals gather in Rome within 15 to 20 ... the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Only cardinals under age 80 may vote ...

Two more cardinals have yet to arrive in Rome The Vatican said ... cardinals will go back to their Vatican residence for the night and return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning to conduct ...

The Vatican City is not only the spiritual heart of the Catholic Church but also a treasure trove of culture and tradition.

The renowned Sistine Chapel is a chapel within the Apostolic Palace, which is the pope's official residence in Vatican City ... artists already present in Rome including Pinturicchio, Bartolomeo ...

NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports from outside the Sistine Chapel on the history ... but also outside Rome. SHERLOCK: Luciano Gagliano works in the immense Vatican Museums, whose 4 miles of galleries ...

Each day, our special correspondents in Rome tell you what is happening at the Vatican in this very special time until the ...

The first conclave in the Sistine Chapel The first conclave held under ... On 15 occasions they took place outside Rome and the Vatican altogether, including in Viterbo, Perugia, Arezzo and ...

With no candidate securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the world will need to wait longer for a new leader of the Catholic Church.