World May 07 Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope elected in 1st conclave vote By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World May 07 WATCH: World watches for smoke from Sistine Chapel as papal conclave begins Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first day of the conclave. By Associated Press
World May 03 Workers install stove at Sistine Chapel where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope 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 electronic interference with their deliberations, as jockeying continued Saturday outside over who… By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
Arts Feb 18 PHOTOS: After 500 years, Raphael’s tapestries return to the Sistine Chapel Twelve tapestries by Renaissance master Raphael are back on display in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, nearly five centuries since they were last shown in the space together. By Julia Griffin
World Oct 30 Vatican sheds new light on Sistine Chapel’s masterpieces The Sistine Chapel just got a makeover. Vatican officials unveiled new state-of-the-art energy-efficient lighting and air purification systems to protect Michelangelo’s more than 500-year old frescoes. The three-year-long installation cost roughly $3.8 million. By Alexis Cox