Michelangelo unveils the Sistine Chapel ceiling, but the process prompts a crisis of faith.

Step inside the awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where Michelangelo’s legendary ceiling frescoes—including The Creation of Adam—unfold above in breathtaking detail, offering a ...

Perhaps second only in fame to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel opened to the public for the first time 500 years ago this ...

Most famous ceiling in the world? Sistine Chapel at Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy Sistine Chapel is the most famous in the world, but all the ceilings there are beautiful.

The Vatican delivered an unprecedented look at the moments after Cardinal Robert Prevost, was elected by the College of Cardinals under the imposing ceilings of the Sistine Chapel.

A baby seagull appeared next to the Sistine Chapel chimney just seconds before it began billowing smoke to signal a new Pope had been chosen Thursday — prompting some Catholics to go wild for ...

Perched on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, three birds were the among the first to glimpse the white smoke signaling a new pope.

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting cardinals who elected him as the 267th leader of the world’s 1.4 billion ...

The conclave chose American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to be the next pope on Thursday, and Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pope Friday at the Sistine Chapel.

Pope Leo XIV held his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel. He said a few words in his native English before continuing in Italian.

Cardinals across the world elected a new pope on May 8, 2025. White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, signaling a new leader was selected.