From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process.

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The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican announced.The cardinals will first celebrate the "Mass for the Election of the ...

ANALYSIS: While the de-Christianized Old Continent seems to be becoming irrelevant in view of the ongoing shift of Church leadership to the Southern Hemisphere, its cardinals will nonetheless maintain ...