Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

It’s pretty cool.” The next gallery has walls of deep red and is devoted to drawings for Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” which was painted nearly 30 years after the ceiling on the ...

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Following an oath of absolute secrecy, they deliberate among themselves and cast secret ballots in the Sistine Chapel before Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment,” Ryan says. In the past ...

At each vote, a cardinal will write his choice on a piece of paper, process up to Michaelangelo’s giant fresco of the last judgment – which serves as a reminder of the gravity and sacredness ...

The cardinals may take some inspiration from the frescos and artwork of Michelangelo inside the Sistine Chapel. Above the altar is the imposing Last Judgement with trumpeting angels on clouds ...

Traditionally, the new pope is then taken to a small sacristy behind the Last Judgment wall of the Sistine Chapel. It is sometimes referred to as the “Room of Tears,” because some newly ...

Ballots are cast in secret, with each cardinal approaching Michelangelo's fresco of the Last Judgment to recite a prayer before placing their vote. Four rounds of balloting are taken until a ...

Berger’s film, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris, portrays how the cardinals vote by secret ballot, processing one by one up to Michelangelo’s fresco of the Last Judgment, saying a ...