According to Vatican Museums’ official website, “it is forbidden to take photographs or films with any type of electronic equipment” inside the Sistine Chapel ...

Tourists who have booked to visit Rome in the coming weeks will experience the city during a rare historical moment. ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

The South Solon Meeting House in Waterville, Maine, is known by locals as "Maine’s Sistine Chapel," according to The Associated Press (AP). Inside the building, the walls and ceilings are ...

When it streams out of a chimney at the Sistine Chapel, it signals that a new pope ... Soon afterward, the senior cardinal deacon will appear on the balcony over St. Peter's Square, announcing ...

When it streams out of a chimney at the Sistine Chapel, it signals that a new pope ... Soon afterward, the senior cardinal deacon will appear on the balcony over St. Peter's Square, announcing ...

The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the ...

The conclave involves secret ballots and discussions within the Sistine Chapel, with black smoke signifying ... who is then announced from St. Peter's balcony. After Pope Francis' death, the ...