Discover the wonders of the Vatican City, the world's smallest country, packed with must-see attractions! Explore the ...

PLYMOUTH, MI - Straight from The Vatican, the Pope’s Sistine Chapel Choir is set to make a rare performance in Michigan. The ...

Michelangelo's epic "Last Judgement" will undergo a serious spring clean in 2026 to protect it from damage caused by ...

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Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the cardinals' conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Credit: AP/Alessandra Tarantino ...

VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic ...

On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption. Today, as we celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, let’s take a closer look at this ...

Workers set up "Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition" at Sailor & The Dock on Oklahoma City’s Film Row on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.

On August 9, 1945, a U.S. B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" on the Japanese city of Nagasaki three days ...

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.