Conclave, the election of the new Pope, will begin on May 7. Therefore, the Vatican Museums have already closed the Sistine Chapel indefinitely on Monday, where the cardinals will sit. TASR reports this, according to reports of Reuters, AFP and ANSA agencies. The date was decided during the first closed meeting of the Cardinals since Saturday’s funeral of Pope Francis. The nine -day sadness behind Pope Francis will end on 4 May.
During the Conclave, cardinals under the world will vote on the successor of Pope Francis And the new head of the Catholic Church with over 1.4 billion believers. The cardinals will first participate in the ceremonial mass in the Basilica of St. Peter, and then those with the right to vote gather in the Sistine Chapel. Less than 80 years are 135 cardinals, two apologized, so they could vote for 133.
The Vatican Museums have already concluded the Sistine Chapel indefinitely for the preparation of the Conclave. Vatican gardens and necropolis Via Triumphalis will also be suspended. “We are here to announce that the Sistine Chapel will be closed to the public for the needs of Conclave from Monday, April 28, 2025,” They introduced the Vatican Museums on their website. The secret ballot may last for several days, two previous conclave in 2005 and 2013 lasted only two days.
