Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In one of the most recognizable and reproduced images ever created, a reclining Adam reaches out for the extended arm of his ...

Scholar Adriano Marinazzo believes Michelangelo depicted himself as God in "The Creation of Adam," the famous fresco painting that adorns part of the chapel's ceiling. Getty Images See more of our ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

As the Sistine Chapel closes its doors to prepare for one of the world’s most secretive and symbolically charged events, all eyes are on what happens next inside Michelangelo’s masterpiece as the ...

Part of Michelangelo's work that adorns the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Italy. Credit: Getty Images It's all in the details. The Sistine Chapel can now be viewed from a whole new ...

North Americans who can’t make the trip to Rome now have an opportunity to visit Michelangelo‘s renowned Sistine Chapel in Mexico City. A full-size replica of the 15th century church, best known for ...