The Vatican Museums, which includes the Sistine Chapel, has been closed to the public as Vatican City prepares for the gathering of cardinals who will vote to elect a new pope following the death of ...

When millions of visitors flock to the Sistine Chapel each year, their seemingly invisible breath and sweat are slowly leaving a mark on this Renaissance masterpiece, according to Vatican Museums ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is to be closed to visitors from Monday due to ...

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” is getting a facial, with restorers removing a chalky white film of salt that has accumulated over the Renaissance masterpiece since its last major renovation three ...

The Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation said their return has been nearly seven generations in the making. Stored ...

Pope Leo XIV meets with leaders of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and gives the conference 62 artifacts that will be returned to Indigenous communities in Canada. With the pope, from left ...