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

More than 20 years later, Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the awe-inspiring "Last Judgement" on the wall behind the altar, which was unveiled in 1541. * Michelangelo was immediately accused ...

The cardinals assemble in the Sistine Chapel where they sit in silence with Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement surrounding them. After the cardinals swear oaths to observe the rules and maintain ...

It’s pretty cool.” The next gallery has walls of deep red and is devoted to drawings for Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” which was painted nearly 30 years after the ceiling on the ...

Eventually, they will convene at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican to vote by secret ballot, “processing one by one up to Michelangelo’s fresco of the Last Judgment, saying a prayer and ...

The death of the 88-year-old pontiff puts into motion the process of selecting a successor, according to longstanding Vatican traditions.

Following Pope Francis' passing, the Vatican prepares for the election of a new pope, a process steeped in tradition and ...