Michelangelo’s famous frescoes at the Sistine Chapel were originally met with scorn, concern, and controversy.

The Florentine artist spent four years painting the challenging chapel against his will, but would have much rather been sculpting - Lucas Schifres/Getty Images Contributor Michelangelo never wanted ...

VATICAN CITY - Black smoke is billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning Roman Catholic cardinals have not elected a pope in their second or third rounds of balloting. Cardinals voted ...

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating conclave hasn't elected pope in first vote Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the ...

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke was ...

White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel Thursday, signaling that the conclave to elect a new pope has chosen the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Just after noon ET ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...

For the first time in its 600-year history, the Sistine Chapel has been rented out for a private event organized by Porsche, The Telegraph reported. Corrosion from high visitor traffic is the primary ...

A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

King Charles III on Thursday became the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pope since the schism with Rome 500 years ago, in a service led by Leo XIV. The 76-year-old monarch ...

Cardinals face ex-communication if they spill secrets of the conclave. March 11, 2013— -- Final adjustments are being made to the Sistine Chapel today before the 115 Roman Catholic cardinals ...