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

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Renaissance figure Michelangelo may have depicted a woman suffering from breast cancer in a famous fresco of a biblical flood on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, according to researchers.

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Praying hands are a commonplace of European art, but for Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera it’s all about the feet of the prayerful. Constellations of soles ...

On the Granger Gauge of 1 to 10, “Conclave” is a provocative, ecclesiastical 8, playing in theaters.

A charged soap opera about the sacred process of papal selection should have never seen the light of day. Here’s how star Ralph Fiennes and ‘Conclave’ filmmakers brought the Oscar contender to life.

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

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The papal conclave takes place in the Sistine Chapel. In order to become the next pope, a cardinal must earn two thirds of the vote, which is conducted by secret ballot. Also, only cardinals under the ...