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If all Michelangelo ever created was David, with its incredible portrayal of youthful vitality, or the sublime Pietà, which was miraculously carved by his hands out of a single gigantic block of ...

I was 19 when I walked with a travel group into the Sistine Chapel, and I remember the shoulder-to-shoulder tourists almost as much as I remember the wondrous ceiling and walls, painted by ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, and preparations are underway to choose his successor. The conclave will be held in the Sistine Chapel, under a ceiling of Michelangelo's frescoes. This week, I ...

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 ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with art historian Kim Butler about the artwork that adorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel and its significance ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope. The College of ...

The Renaissance artist painted more than 100 figures in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, yet studies for only a handful remain. Could this five-inch drawing at Christie’s be one? Various books and research ...

The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some liberties taken) in the Oscar-nominated film Conclave, this historic event ...

The College of Cardinals will gather this week to elect the next pope, who will be tasked with leading the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. One important aspect of the conclave is the location itself, ...