You’ve probably seen pictures of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Maybe even stared at it in a textbook or squinted at it through a selfie stick crowd or watched the conclave coverage nonstop last week.

The smallest country in the World, the Vatican City is full of incredible things to do and sites to see. From St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Basilica, to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel ...

The study by Michelangelo for his Sistine Chapel murals had been passed down through several generations of an anonymous ...

The Florentine artist spent four years painting the challenging chapel against his will, but would have much rather been sculpting - Lucas Schifres/Getty Images Contributor Michelangelo never wanted ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the ...

In 2022, Hollywood star and motorcycle enthusiast Jason Momoa issued an apology after clicking pictures in the Sistine Chapel. Two years later, television personality Martha Stewart also drew ...

Cardinals face ex-communication if they spill secrets of the conclave. March 11, 2013— -- Final adjustments are being made to the Sistine Chapel today before the 115 Roman Catholic cardinals ...