According to Vatican Museums’ official website, “it is forbidden to take photographs or films with any type of electronic equipment” inside the Sistine Chapel ...

A church in New England may look like dozens of others from the outside — but it's full ... is known by locals as "Maine’s Sistine Chapel," according to The Associated Press (AP).

At the end of a pope's reign, a secret vote takes place at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rome. Here is the election ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday aged 88, following a stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure. The death was ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the ...

The Sistine Chapel was first used for a conclave after the death of Sixtus IV in 1484. A number of conclaves have been held elsewhere, including several in the 19th century at the Quirinale Palace ...

SOLON, Maine — From the outside, it looks like any other New ... in the state's art community to describe it as "Maine's Sistine Chapel." The murals were painted by artists in the 1950s and ...

Visitors view the frescoes at the South Solon Meeting ... some in the state's art community to describe it as “Maine's Sistine Chapel.” The murals were painted by artists in the 1950s and ...