VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the ...

During the four years he spent painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo executed hundreds of preparatory drawings, ...

Pope Francis is set to feature in a documentary filmed in the Sistine ... in Vatican City, they said in a statement. Shooting is planned to start in March on “Preacher of Beauty,” with production ...

Pope Francis greets a child after he baptized him during Mass in the Sistine Chapel ... Vatican employees who have more children. In a Jan. 15 communique from the Governorate of Vatican City ...

The Vatican City is toughening punishments for people entering the place illegally, in light of the expected influx of ...

When children are baptized, their parents and the church are giving them the greatest gift ever: the gift of faith, Pope Francis said before baptizing 21 infants in the Sistine Chapel. "Let us ask ...

The sacred performance signals a deepening of Catholic-Orthodox dialogue and a potential step toward a papal visit to Serbia.

With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis threw a wrench Thursday ...

Pope Francis is set to feature in a documentary filmed in the Sistine Chapel about the universal ... library of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, they said in a statement.

Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...