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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

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 ...

For the cast of "Conclave," the dramatized events of their ... in the beautiful room that was painted by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel, that we reproduced,” Rossellini, who plays Sister ...