The painting is part of a series of frescoes that cover the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.

Let’s look back at the papal election through the centuries ... cardinals then gather in the splendid Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. During the election period, all those involved, including ...

God wants everyone to be a saint, and the clearest path to achieving that goal is loving service to others, Pope Francis said ...

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples during an audience with seminarians and staff from the Cardinal ...

From the window of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis greets a local group of Emergency supporting Article 11 of the Italian ...

Renaissance artist’s fresco on Sistine Chapel ceiling appears to feature woman with symptoms of disease, researchers claim ...

Director Edward Berger delivers a compelling mystery with sprinkles of satire in “Conclave.” In the film, Cardinal Thomas ...

“For some of his more fringe critics, Francis is the Antichrist, sundering the church from within, playing with dogma, more pap and mush than rigorous orthodoxy, playing to his fans, weakening his ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has offered prayers for Filipinos affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine. At Sunday’s ...

I am close to the population of the Philippines, struck by a powerful cyclone. May the Lord support that people, so full of ...

The pope called the slain priest “a zealous servant of the Gospel and God’s faithful people” and said he joined the local ...