What happens when a Pope dies is a hugely choreographed and rehearsed series of events, that have been replicated over the ...

Within the unassuming exterior of English Martyrs Catholic Church in Goring-by-Sea is a scale replica of the Sistine Chapel's ...

Traditionally, the pope's internment, which takes place between four and six days following his death, occurs after a traditional Roman Catholic funeral Mass officiated by the dean of the College of ...

In the early 16th century, the Vatican was reckoning with quite how ... (including Michelangelo’s Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel). While it has not been proven that the Vatican had ...

Charles and Camilla’s meeting with the Pope in what would be his final weeks was arranged at the last minute and took place ...

At the turn of the 16th century, Pope Julius II commissioned a reluctant Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. Michelangelo considered himself more of a sculptor ...

The visit to the Vatican is symbolic of efforts to build closer ties between the Catholic Church and the Church of England, which split from Rome in the 16th century during the reign of King Henry ...

A church in West Sussex is home to a scale replica of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling ... proportion to the 16th Century original, which is located in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.