Finally, students will learn to develop their critical thinking skills in discussions and explore new areas of interest. Constellations over Florence on 4 July 1442, c. 1443-1478, Frescoes, Pazzi ...

Sixtus IV developed his reputation by blocking the Ottoman Turks advance in Smyrna, daring to declare war on the powerful Este family in Ferrara, and plotting Lorenzo de’Medici’s assassination in the ...

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 Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of ...

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 has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again host the conclave. The 133 cardinal electors, meeting behind closed ...

Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, involving the installation of a stove for burning secret votes and a chimney which will billow smoke to ...

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Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday after the first round of voting by the College of Cardinals, indicating no consensus on a new pope. The 133 voting cardinals have ...

The stove where ballots to elect the new pope will be burned during the upcoming conclave has been installed in the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican's fire brigade was seen on the roof of the Sistine ...

The cardinals are voting inside the Sistine Chapel, but the seagulls have the high ground. As the world watches the conclave, underway inside the Sistine Chapel, seagulls perched atop the roof ...