More than five hundred years ago, Michelangelo unveiled the vault of the Sistine Chapel—one of the supreme masterpieces of ...

King Charles and Pope Leo XIV made history when they prayed together during a service in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Vatican City is gearing up for the papal conclave, marked by the symbolic installation of the Sistine Chapel chimney. The prominent fixture will signal the election of Pope Francis's successor. On ...

The Catholic Church and Church of England are taking a historic step toward unity. Next week, King Charles III and Pope Leo ...

Workers at the Vatican have created a simple stove in the Sistine Chapel, where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope, as part of the ancient ritual of choosing a new Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY — Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any electronic ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. FILE - This Dec. 10, 1999 file photo shows Michelangelo's fresco "La Creazione" ("The Creation") on the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any ...