Michelangelo’s famous frescoes at the Sistine Chapel were originally met with scorn, concern, and controversy.

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The Arkansas AD posted an altered video of red smoke coming from Razorback Stadium. No doubt a reference to white smoke from ...

Leo prayed with the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians and they signed a declaration vowing to take steps toward unity.

It was the first time in hundreds of years that the leaders of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches prayed together, offering a public display of unity. By Motoko Rich and Elisabetta Povoledo ...

The Last Judgement, on the altar wall, is in one-third scale The paintings are printed on fabric All 34 frescos have been reproduced WARWICK – If you've ever wanted to see Michelangelo's famed ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel where 115 cardinals gathered to elect the new head of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Monday, April 18, 2005. The black smoke ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:08 p.m. May 8 in Vatican City, ...

A recently installed chimney on the roof of St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul billowed white smoke into a clear, blue sky May 8, mirroring the smoke that emitted from the Sistine Chapel's ...

When the white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican last week signaling a new pope was elected, Peters Township quarterback Nolan DiLucia got a couple texts from the coaches at ...

Prayers for a speedy conclave were answered when, on May 8, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney to signal the election of a new pope. Robert Francis Prevost, who will now be known as ...

We are going to do another story on the new pope, and this one will be a little bit different. Here's the backstory. Once the College of Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel, my job was to wait and ...