Cardinals in meetings ahead of the start of a secret conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are scratching the hair ...

New exhibit on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel at Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg features rarely displayed ...

White smoke curled from a chimney over the Sistine Chapel at 7:06 pm on March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of ...

Here's a look at the well-choreographed transition process and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the Catholic ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

The overwhelming grandeur, scope and vision of Michelangelo’s miraculous Sistine Chapel ceiling and “The Last Judgment” frescoes transcend reason and defy human capability. Comprising more ...

The death of Pope Francis has just set in motion the political process for the Catholic Church to select a new leader.

The Sistine Chapel is one of the Catholic Church's most sacred sites. It was painted by Michelangelo over four years in the High Renaissance style, but ho ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will hold a conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a successor to Pope Francis, who has ...

Thursday, March 6, marked the 550th anniversary of the birth of Michelangelo Buonarroti ... home of his Sistine Ceiling and “Last Judgment” frescoes. Two million flocked to the David ...