Michelangelo’s artistic masterpiece in the Sistine Chapel broke new ground ... Before the fall, Lev commented, Michelangelo depicted Adam and Eve in the state of grace as “two of his most ...

NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the ... the creation of Adam in the image of God. FRAYER: And explains the backstory of how one of the most ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel ... Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, showing God's outstretched hand imparting the divine spark of life to the first man. The chapel is named after ...

In a process shrouded in secrecy, the Sacred College of Cardinals is gearing up to elect Pope Francis' successor inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, renowned for its extensive Renaissance art ...

It has been a gull-orious past two days in Vatican City. Moments before white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon, all eyes were on a seagull family, entertaining ...

VATICAN CITY — Red curtains are hung on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. The Sistine Chapel is furnished with tables, ballots, pens, and vote-counting equipment. The Room of Tears is ...