Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

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

Pope Francis' death sparks Vatican's secretive process to elect next pontiff, impacting cardinals, priests, and Catholics ...

Francis dramatically reshaped the group of prelates who will soon cast their votes for his successor in front of Michelangelo’s fresco of The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. Only cardinals ...

Thursday, March 6, marked the 550th anniversary of the birth of Michelangelo ... Last year, nearly seven million tourists streamed into the Vatican, home of his Sistine Ceiling and “Last ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic ... from Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” to Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” in the Sistine ...

It’s pretty cool.” The next gallery has walls of deep red and is devoted to drawings for Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” which was painted nearly 30 years after the ceiling on the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary ... from Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” to Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” in the Sistine ...