from Vatican II says, "the liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; it is also the fount from which all her power flows.” Since it was built in 1869, the Chapel of ...

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

Reach out and touch — one example of drawings an album of rare 16th century drawings after figures in Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment altarpiece in Vatican City’s Sistine Chapel ...

Attractions encompass the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums, making this city-state so immense (and notoriously crowded) that guided Vatican tours are highly recommended.