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Michelangelo meets James Bond: high-tech in Sistine Chapel to keep conclave secret
Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...
Vatican workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope
Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a ...
The Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for a papal conclave
The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after ...
World's eyes turn to Vatican City as papal conclave to elect next pope set to begin
All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope ...
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MAP: Key Vatican locations to know about as the conclave begins
On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...
Ahead of the conclave, the Vatican staff is to be sworn to secrecy under threat of excommunication
The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...
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The Latest: Catholic cardinals to sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of the conclave
Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...
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The digital shielding of the Sistine Chapel for the conclave: 650 surveillance cameras, inhibitors, and armed agents
The Vatican has a dual mission: to ensure the safety of the cardinals and to safeguard the strict secrecy of the process, ...
Vatican Firefighters Install a Chimney on the Roof of the Sistine Chapel for the Papal Election
Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...