According to Vatican Museums’ official website, “it is forbidden to take photographs or films with any type of electronic equipment” inside the Sistine Chapel ...

Pope Francis brought a limited but desperately needed progressive spirit to the Catholic Church. Under his successor, that ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

Pope Francis is dead at 88. His legacy includes an embrace of contemporary art, such as the first papal visit to the Venice Biennale.

The decision by Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, to reject the lavish red slippers of his office was widely interpreted as a small act of rebellion in the tradition-bound Vatican. The ...

A church in West Sussex is home to a scale replica of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling A church near ... which is located in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. Parish secretary Anne Niven said ...

Pope Francis died early Monday morning at the age of 88. Here's how popes are selected and who the leading candidates are.