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

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Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

Vatican City, the smallest country in the world, is home to some of the most spectacular art and architecture in Europe. The ...

British artist Justin Bateman creates striking, ephemeral portraits using found pebbles, blending art and nature to produce ...

The Sistine Chapel is where Catholic cardinals will elect a new pope. Take a tour of the church’s breathtaking interior.

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

The Vatican conclave will continue on Thursday with as many as four more rounds of voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is required to select a new leader for the world’s 1.4 billion ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84) who commissioned it. The three-storey brick ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...