The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

Security experts say the operation to secure Pope Francis' funeral will be anything but uncomplicated and straightforward.

The South Solon Meeting House has a secret unknown even to some who drive through the tiny Maine town every day.

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

The Sistine Chapel, nestled deep within Vatican City's guarded walls, is instantly recognized for Michelangelo's artistic ...

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

The gaze of those who enter the Sistine Chapel through the ceremonial door – the east door of the building, the one through which popes, cardinals and their retinue have always made their entrance, ...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Pinelake Church broke ground on a new chapel facility at its main campus in Rankin County on April 9. According to church officials, the chapel will serve as a ...

The Sistine Chapel isn't the only place to admire Michelangelo's works. Many tourists feel underwhelmed or disappointed by the popular experience of visiting the Vatican Museums to admire ...