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

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 Sistine Chapel is where Catholic cardinals will elect a new pope. Take a tour of the church’s breathtaking interior.

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

The College of Cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel, beneath the Stories of Genesis by Michelangelo, as they chose the ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine ... Michelangelo and Botticelli, prompting all but the 133 voting cardinals to exit the chamber so the centuries-old ritual could commence. The chapel ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The doors of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican ... the cardinals as they processed into the frescoed chapel, with Michelangelo's depiction of Christ delivering the Last ...

A seagull appeared on the roof of the Sistine Chapel just moments before its chimney began billowing white smoke to signal a new pope had been chosen Thursday — driving Catholics wild over the ...

The most-watched chimney in the world right now is the one attached to the Sistine Chapel, which signaled around noon E.T. on May 8 that a new pope has been chosen. Massive crowds cheered in ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel ... To decorate the chapel's ceiling, Michelangelo Buonarroti was the man for the ...

making sure that what happens in the Sistine Chapel stays in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo, meet James Bond. On Wednesday afternoon, about 133 cardinals under the age of 80 will file into the ...