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 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 ...

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 ...

This secretive conclave to elect the next pope is being held in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. ... 1,000 rooms and more than 100,000 artifacts connect through hallways painted with Renaissance ...

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 Sistine Chapel is also known for housing artistic masterpieces courtesy of various artists who painted breathtaking frescoes that adorn its interior. The first interior decorations date back ...

Maine’s hidden ‘Sistine Chapel’ inspires artists with 70-year-old frescoes The murals were painted by artists in the 1950s and have been appreciated by visitors for decades.

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the ...

The interior of the building is covered in 70-year-old fresco murals that encourage some in the state's art community to describe it as “Maine's Sistine Chapel.” The murals were painted by ...

After captivating visitors and art historians alike with its stunning Baroque frescos, Valencia’s “Sistine Chapel” the Church ...

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 ...