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

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

MARTÍNEZ: It was their final public appearance before going to the Sistine Chapel to select a new pope. There, they will sit ...

Cardinals begin secret election to choose next Pope in Sistine Chapel - In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni Battista Re prayed for the cardinal electors to be enlightened to choose “the ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...

In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that what happens in the Sistine Chapel stays in the Sistine Chapel.

After a day of ceremony and centuries-old ritual, the 133 cardinal electors have begun voting on who should succeed Pope Francis as head of the Catholic Church ...

Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting ... Parolin stood before Michelangelo’s vision of heaven and hell, “The Last Judgment,” and led the other cardinals ...

The most recognizable is Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, showing God's outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. Tables and chairs line the Sistine Chapel at the ...

The most famous scene in the Sistine Chapel is The Creation of Adam. Part of Michelangelo's ceiling paintings, the fresco depicts God giving life to Adam. The iconic image is known for the ...

Michelangelo Meets James Bond: High-Tech in Sistine Chapel to Keep Conclave Secret By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably ...