Lasting fascination with the artist means that Michelangelo fans looking for their fix rarely have to wait long before a ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, delivering a passionate speech that ...

As 133 cardinals sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to select a new pope May 7, nearly 4,500 miles away another conclave ...

"It was extraordinary to see the hundreds of people running to the plaza," Winslow said. "It was such an exciting moment to be present." ...

Entering the Sistine Chapel, eyes are drawn toward Michelangelo’s immensely colorful ... Room of Tears. It has a crucifix and a kneeler before it. There is a realization that life is forever ...

Holding a gold crucifix, Pope Leo concluded his first ... sitting in rows of chairs underneath Michelangelo's vaulted ceiling. In St. Peter’s Square, huge crowds gathered to celebrate the ...