VATICAN CITY — Exit tourists. Enter cardinals.
The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel , where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88. Francis was buried Saturday after a funeral in St. Peter's Square that gathered world leaders and hundreds of thousands of others, and a nine-day period of mourning is continuing before the conclave can start. But the church is at the same time turning its attention to the next steps.
The choice will determine whether the next pontiff will continue Francis' reforms, with his focus on the poor and marginalized and the environment, or whether they will choose a pontiff closer in style to conservative predecessors like Benedict XVI focused on doctrine. For inspiration the cardinals will also have the great beauty of the frescoes painted by Michelangelo and other renowned Renaissance artists.
Vatican Closes The Sistine Chapel To The Public And Prepares For Papal Conclave
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