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 ...

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 ...

sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar in the hospital chapel. The Vatican said he was participating in the celebration of the Mass with other priests. No one else is visible in the photo.