Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

The highly secretive meeting - the Conclave - to choose the next pope takes place inside the Sistine Chapel, complete with ... They approach the altar one by one and say: "I call as my witness ...

The South Solon Meeting House in Waterville, Maine, is known by locals as "Maine’s Sistine Chapel," according to The Associated Press (AP). Inside the building, the walls and ceilings are ...

Part of Michelangelo's work that adorns the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Italy. Credit: Getty Images It's all in the details. The Sistine Chapel can now be viewed from a whole new ...

The man who always signed his name “Michelangelo, sculttore”, was also, in spite of himself, a painter. Although Pope Julius II tempted him to Rome with the prospect of a huge marble mausoleum ...

The interior of the building is covered in 70-year-old fresco murals that encourage some in the state’s art community to describe it as “Maine’s Sistine Chapel.” The murals were painted by ...

AP PHOTOS: Inside Maine's Hidden 'Sistine Chapel' With 70-Year-Old Frescoes SOLON, Maine (AP) — The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new ...