TONIGHT AT 7: St. Peter’s Square Still Filled With Anticipation as Onlookers Wait for White Smoke
May 8, 2025By Michelle Powers In St. Peter’s Square thousands of people are gathered May 8 and waiting for the next votes for a […]
Topic: Sistine Chapel
Pre-Conclave Planning: A Look What the Cardinals Discuss Before They Step Into the Sistine Chapel
May 7, 2025By Currents News Vatican experts will tell you that the foundation for the next pope was being laid all this week in […]
Waiting for White Smoke: The History Behind the Conclave’s Signals From the Sistine Chapel
May 7, 2025By Currents News Seeing smoke emerge from the Sistine Chapel is one of the most anticipated moments for the faithful gathered in […]
In St. Peter’s Square, Crowd Reacts to First Sign of Black Smoke From Sistine Chapel May 7
May 7, 2025By Michelle Powers On the evening of May 7 in Rome, thousands of eyes were fixed on the chimney of the Sistine […]
Secrecy in the Sistine Chapel: An Inside Look at the Oath Taken Before the Conclave
May 6, 2025By Currents News The radio silence inside the Vatican goes beyond phone signals. Before the conclave begins, officials take an oath of […]
Pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square Share Their Prayers, Hopes for the Next Pope
May 6, 2025By Katie Vasquez While it’s ultimately up to the cardinals to pick the next successor of St. Peter, their decision will affect […]
Creation, Last Judgment, Stoves: Workers Ready Sistine Chapel for Conclave
May 5, 2025By Cindy Wooden and Currents News VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the […]
Brooklyn Exhibit Offers Unique View of Sistine Chapel
November 20, 2024by Katie Vasquez In the heart of Vatican City, around five million people every year visit the Sistine Chapel to see the […]
Pope Francis: ‘Baptizing a Child Is an Act of Justice’
January 13, 2020By Melissa N. Butz The Sistine Chapel seemed more like a normal parish on Jan. 12 as Pope Francis baptized 32 children […]
‘The Two Popes’ Looks at the Lives of Francis and Benedict
December 19, 2019By Inés San Martín ROME (Crux) — “The Two Popes,” the latest attempt to tell the story of Pope Francis’s relationship with […]