Michelangelo's world-famous "Last Judgement" fresco in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican will undergo extensive cleaning over ...

A high-definition reproduction of Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" will have to do as it undergoes restoration in the Sistine ...

Three decades after its last restoration, a deep cleaning has begun of Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement, the Italian ...

White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured ...

Editor's note: White smoke emerged above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, May 8. Follow here for live updates. Around 45,000 people were gathered in St Peter's Square to await the announcement on ...

The conclave to select the next Pope is starting, and the Sistine Chapel is the room where it happens. As depicted (with some liberties taken) in the Oscar-nominated film Conclave, this historic event ...

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke was ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...

A seagull has gained viral fame for perching on the Sistine Chapel chimney during papal conclaves. The bird’s presence has inspired memes and social media fascination dating back to 2013. Though the ...

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating conclave hasn't elected pope in first vote Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the ...