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Vatican closes Sistine Chapel to prepare for conclave
The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...
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 its preparations for the the conclave to elect the next ...
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Inside the Sistine Chapel, before the College of Cardinals takes over for the Conclave
NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the Catholic Church's upcoming conclave to select the next pope.
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Maine’s hidden ‘Sistine Chapel’ inspires artists with 70-year-old frescoes
From the outside, it looks like any other New England church building: a boxy, white structure with a single steeple ...
The pope wanted a 'small' funeral. He's getting fighter jets and drone-busters
Security experts say the operation to secure Pope Francis' funeral will be anything but uncomplicated and straightforward.
'Maine's Sistine Chapel': 70-year-old fresco murals a hidden gem in Solon
The South Solon Meeting House has a secret unknown even to some who drive through the tiny Maine town every day.
From 'conclave' to 'white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition
A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...
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A look inside the Sistine Chapel, the seat of the Papal Conclave
The Sistine Chapel, nestled deep within Vatican City's guarded walls, is instantly recognized for Michelangelo's artistic ...
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AP PHOTOS: Inside Maine's hidden 'Sistine Chapel' with 70-year-old frescoes
The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the paintings. Colby College students created the website ...