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The Sistine secrets : Michelangelo's forbidden messages in the heart of the Vatican / Benjamin Blech & Roy Doliner

In the beginning -- What is the Sistine Chapel? -- Lost language of art -- A rebel is born -- A very special education -- Out of the garden and into the world -- As fate would have it -- A private ...
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Black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel as cardinals cast an unsuccessful first vote

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should ...
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Black smoke billows from Sistine Chapel after first conclave vote

Thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square waiting for smoke to pour from a narrow flue on the roof of the chapel at the end of a day rich in ritual and pageantry, with prelates praying for ...
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Inside the Vatican: Secrets of ancient Rome revealed

Step beyond the crowded Sistine Chapel and explore the Vatican Museums like never before. From the colossal Pinecone ...
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Doors of Sistine Chapel close, conclave to elect new pope starts

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The doors of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican were closed on Wednesday, signalling the start of a secret conclave where 133 cardinals from around the world will elect a new ...