It was on November 1, 1512,  that public entry was first allowed in the Sistine Chapel. Built between 1473 and 1481, the chapel walls feature scenes from the lives of Moses and Jesus Christ, painted ...

The royal visit to the Vatican marks the first time in nearly 500 years that a British monarch, head of the Anglican church, ...

For the first time in history, a British monarch and a pope prayed together in the Sistine Chapel in an event of great ...

VATICAN CITY – Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather next week for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis ...

The smallest country in the World, the Vatican City is full of incredible things to do and sites to see. From St. Peter's ...

One of the world's most extraordinary cultural treasures is coming to Texas in the form of The Sistine Chapel Experience. The digital recreation will allow visitors in Austin to step inside a dynamic, ...

VATICAN CITY — 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 electronic ...

In Paris or New York, they might queue to see the French master’s work, but not here in the Vatican Museums in Rome, where ...

Cardinal Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij arrives at the Vatican, Saturday, May 3, 2025, to attend the General Congregation of cardinals in the New Synod Hall where they are preparing for the ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis.Vatican ...

Get ready to witness one of the greatest artistic masterpieces in history — right here in Rhode Island! The Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition has come to the Warwick Mall, bringing the ...