The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84), who commissioned it. The three-storey brick ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...

Under the frescoes painted by Michelangelo, cardinals will elect the successor to Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel as the ...

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

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 preserved wall, dubbed “Battle to Survive a Broken Heart,” will be going up for sale May 21 at Guernsey’s, the New York ...

The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some ...

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

Cardinals from across the world have begun gathering in the Vatican for the conclave, a secret set of votes in the Sistine ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When the enigmatic street artist Banksy spray-painted a heart-shaped balloon covered with a Band-Aid on the wall ... with art and thanks Maine’s hidden ‘Sistine Chapel ...