Michelangelo’s famous frescoes at the Sistine Chapel were originally met with scorn, concern, and controversy.

On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption. Today, as we celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, let’s take a closer look at this historic ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. More ...

If you haven’t made it yet to New York City’s newest landmark, the nearly $4 billion Santiago Calatrava-designed Oculus at the World Trade Center—it’s the world’s most expensive train station—here’s ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any ...

Thick black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel's chimney Wednesday in a sign that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in ...

The chimney has been installed on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in preparation for the conclave - Vatican Vatican firefighters have installed a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in ...

VATICAN CITY – With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor has officially begun. More than 130 Catholic ...

Pope Francis baptized babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday for the first time since the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The pope baptized 16 babies — seven boys and nine girls — on ...

The Edge, whose real name is Dave Evans, is the first rock musician to perform at Vatican City's Sistine Chapel Michelangelo’s famous Sistine Chapel walls were reverberating with the sounds of U2 over ...

Fr. Massimo Palombella has ceased his position as director of the Sistine Chapel Choir, according to the Vatican. The music teacher had been under investigation for financial fraud. A July 10 ...