VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was 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. More ...

Beyond his enthusiastic embrace of sculpture and resentment over the Sistine Chapel project, the artist found painting in ...

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel fresco has been cleaned for the first time in decades after human sweat damaged the painting.

In the five centuries since Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel, millions of visitors have marveled at his work. Unfortunately, their sweat also coated the walls in microparticles, damaging the ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...

The cardinals are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect a new pope — but no winner emerged Wednesday night as black smoke billowed up from the Sistine Chapel ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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. The ...

FILE PHOTO: Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel - which has Michelangelo's soaring Last Judgment on one wall - to begin the conclave in order to elect a successor to Pope Benedict March 12, 2013.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A thin, white film caused by decades of rising visitor numbers has dulled the dramatic contrasts of Michelangelo’s 'Last Judgment' in the Sistine Chapel. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — “The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From a young age, Michelangelo prized drawing and sculpture above painting. Ian Nicholson/PA via Getty Images When a ...