Gwen Pratesi The Alhambra is the crown jewel of Granada. Perched high atop a hill in the center of the city, this UNESCO World Heritage Site dominates the skyline. The Alhambra is not only Granada ...

Members of the College of Cardinals will cast their votes behind the closed and locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, famous for its ceiling frescoes painted by Michelangelo ...

It is most renowned for Michelangelo’s ceiling frescoes and The Last Judgment, painted on the altar wall 60 years after the chapel’s construction. The fresco depicts more than 300 figures ...

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “a room that can be ...

Michelangelo was commissioned by Julius II to paint the ceiling frescoes, completed between 1508 and 1512. The frescoes show scenes from the Bible's Old and New Testaments, including "The Creation ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals will convene a conclave to elect his successor. The voting process involves multiple ballots, with black smoke signifying an ...

Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse as one of the key challenges facing Pope Francis's successor. Cardinals ...

The Vatican on Monday closed the Sistine Chapel, where voting will take place under Michelangelo's 16th-century ceiling frescoes, to begin preparations. So far there are few clues as to who ...

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There’s also a very fun sight overhead — a hallway ceiling fresco featuring monkeys in various chinoiserie-spirited garb. There are excellent pieces from Murillo to Guardi brought out of the ...

On Monday, the Vatican closed the Sistine Chapel, where voting will take place under Michelangelo's 16th-century ceiling frescoes, to begin preparations. So far there are few clues as to who the ...