The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is one of the greatest artworks of all time. Painted by Michelangelo in the early 1500s, the images were showing the effects of time by the 1980s. We ...

After Pope Francis died April 21 at age 88, cardinals from all over the world gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his funeral. Kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers and hundreds of thousands ...

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel ceiling and “The Last Judgment” frescoes transcend reason and defy human capability. Comprising more than 600 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As ...

The Last Judgement, on the altar wall, is in one-third scale The paintings are printed on fabric All 34 frescos have been reproduced WARWICK – If you've ever wanted to see Michelangelo's famed ...

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 ...

Perhaps second only in fame to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel opened to the public for the first time 500 years ago this week ...

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 ...