On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption. Today, as we celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, let’s take a closer look at this ...

Sistine Chapel's recent ties to pop culture Besides the artwork, most people have also become familiar with the Sistine Chapel through fiction thanks to Robert Harris' 2016 hit book-turned-Oscar ...

Vatican firefighters have installed a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in preparation for next week’s conclave, the secretive election in which cardinals will choose a new pope. The ...

Workers set up "Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition" at Sailor & The Dock on Oklahoma City’s Film Row on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition, which opened Friday, Oct. 11 and runs through Jan. 5, 2025, offers visitors an up-close experience of the Renaissance master’s masterpieces ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St Peter's Basilica rang out on March 13, 2013, signaling that Roman Catholic Cardinals had ended their conclave and elected a new leader ...