The cardinals will take their oaths in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, before they cast their first ballots ... taking are laid down in Vatican law. St. John Paul II rewrote the regulations ...

The cardinals will take their oaths in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, before they cast their first ballots ... taking are laid down in Vatican law. St. John Paul II rewrote the regulations ...

(Vatican Media via AP) Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather to elect the new pope, at the Vatican, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio ...