The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88.

Touring the Vatican before any of the 25,000 daily visitors arrive comes at a price, specifically $530 per person. Now you can have the Vatican's Sistine Chapel pretty much to yourself — for ...

T he Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel as preparations begin for the conclave that will elect the next pope following the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on 21 April aged 88.

The Vatican will restrict the number of visitors to the Sistine Chapel to 6 million a year to protect Michelangelo's delicate frescoes from damage caused by ever-growing crowds of tourists, an ...

After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, ... Left: Firefighters work to set a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, ahead of the conclave, at the Vatican on May 2, 2025.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any ...

Item 1 of 3 Two 1:1 scale photographic books depicting Sistine Chapel are seen during a news conference in the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican February 24, 2017.

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88.

FILE - Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, in Rome, May 3, 2021. Alessandra Tarantino - AP; ...