Millions visit the Sistine Chapel every year - making it the second most visited museum in the world - but it will now ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...

The most famous is "The Creation of Adam", in which God reaches with his finger to touch the outstretched hand of the first man. Michelangelo also painted the awe-inspiring "Last Judgment" on the ...

The most recognizable is Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, showing God's outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art ...

German cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, a critic of the late Pope Francis, urged the Church to return to its traditional roots ...

including “The Creation of Adam” in which God reaches with his finger to touch the outstretched hand of the first man. • More than 20 years later, Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the ...

The most recognisable is Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, showing God's outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an art ...

Pope Francis' burial on Saturday drew huge crowds Some cardinals want Francis' reforms to continue apace Traditionalists seek ...