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

It is one of the wonders of the world, attracting millions of visitors every year. But those now in Rome hoping to admire the ...

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

The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather on May 7 to elect a new pope in one of the most famous buildings in ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

The Sistine Chapel is one of the Catholic Church's most sacred sites. It was painted by Michelangelo over four years in the High Renaissance style, but ho ...

Work to prepare the Sistine Chapel for the gathering of the cardinals to elect a new pope has begun. The building in Vatican ...

Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to ...

most famously "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 ...