Workers set up the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave on March 9, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Cardinals are set to enter the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI after he ...

Among the figures gathered within God’s cloak in the picture is a woman, often thought to be Eve before she was ... was painted 25 years after the Sistine Chapel ceiling, by which time ...

William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art presents an illuminating exhibition of the Renaissance master’s drawings for the ...

Entering the Sistine Chapel is an exercise ... It just means that it’s named after a bloke – or, in this case, a Pope – called Sixtus. The chapel in the Vatican was commissioned by Pope ...

How to avoid lines at the Vatican? Can you visit the Sistine Chapel on its own? Discover essential tips for visiting the ...

ITALY - JANUARY 21: Part of the artwork of Michelangelo that adorns the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Italy. (Photo by Fotopress/Getty Images) Claudia Sheinbaum, head of government ...

Even before the formal procedure begins ... and then organizes the conclave balloting in the Sistine Chapel. After a pope is elected, it's the dean who asks the winner if he accepts the job ...

Consider paying a bit extra to join an early morning tour before the museum opens or check ... Attractions encompass the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums, making ...

The most recent update from the Vatican said this morning that Francis was 'resting' and that last night 'went well' after the pope has been in critical ... And either white or black smoke signals ...

The extraordinary is everywhere in the Eternal City, and the best thing about this second Sistine Chapel is that you won’t ...