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 ...

The 1.4bn Catholics around the world might be surprised to find out the home of their Holy Father has been named Europe’s ...

The Sistine Chapel has closed to the public so it can be prepared for the conclave, a gathering of cardinals who will elect the next pope. The treasured art historical site has closed to the ...

The Sistine Chapel is named after Pope Sixtus IV, an avid art lover who oversaw the construction of the main papal chapel in the 15th century.. However, a later pontiff, Pope Julius II ...

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.

Painted by Michelangelo on the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, "The Creation of Adam" is one of the world's largest and ...

The South Solon Meeting House in Waterville, Maine, is known by locals as "Maine’s Sistine Chapel" for its 70-year-old fresco murals painted by an array of artists.

Maine's hidden 'Sistine Chapel' inspires artists with 70-year-old frescoes Visitors view the frescoes at the South Solon Meeting House, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Solon, Maine. Credit: AP/Robert F ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St Peter's Basilica rang out on March 13, 2013, signaling that Roman Catholic Cardinals had ended their conclave and elected a new leader ...