Sistine Chapel
We used to look to the church for truth. It’s no match for Donald Trump’s TRUTH.
By Phyllis Zagano — October 29, 2021
(RNS) — Religious organizations once cornered the market on the platforms where people discussed what mattered in their lives.
Sistine Chapel key-keeper opens up after lockdown
By Paolo Lucariello and Elisa Colella — February 7, 2021
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Sistine Chapel reopened to public view last week, but for Gianni Crea, the doors to Michelangelo's magnificent frescoes were never really closed.
The pope is not the only keeper of the keys in the Vatican
By Josephine McKenna — October 13, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Gianni Crea has 2,797 of them. And he and his team of official 'key keepers' use them to open 300 doors around the Vatican, and lock them again each night. Now if only he could find his house key.
U2 guitarist makes history as he rocks the Sistine Chapel
By David Gibson — May 1, 2016
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) The lead guitarist for Bono's bad -- real name David Evans -- described the stunning venue as "the most beautiful parish hall in the world."
Pope Francis brings Rome to Philly in ‘Vatican Splendors’ exhibit
By Anne Marie Hankins — September 26, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) The well-known science and technology museum, named for Benjamin Franklin, is displaying more than 200 works of art and other treasures from the Vatican.
50 prison inmates tour Vatican Gardens, Sistine Chapel
By Rosie Scammell — September 13, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Since his election in 2013, the pope has met with inmates on a number of occasions and highlighted the need for society to have a more caring approach to prisoners and people on society’s periphery.
Vatican to give homeless private VIP tour of Sistine Chapel
By Reuters — March 25, 2015
(Reuters) The museums, visited by about six million people a year who pay at least 16 euros, will close early so the homeless can get VIP treatment in the Sistine Chapel with its famous Michelangelo frescoes.
Pope Francis to moms: It’s OK to breast-feed in public
By Josephine McKenna — January 12, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The pope departed from his prepared text which included the phrase “give them milk,” and inserted the Italian term "allattateli," which means “breastfeed them.”
Endangered Sistine Chapel to be opened for outside fundraisers
By Josephine McKenna — October 16, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “The Sistine Chapel can never be rented because it is not a commercial place,” said the managing director of the Vatican Museums, Monsignor Paolo Nicolini.
Sistine Chapel pollution may lead to fewer visitors
By Eric J. Lyman — October 17, 2013
ROME (RNS) If a new air filter system can't control the levels of dust, humidity and carbon dioxide inside the Sistine Chapel, then Vatican officials would have to make the "painful decision" to limit visitors.
Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected as Pope Francis
By Alessandro Speciale — March 13, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis on Wednesday after only two days of voting in the conclave tasked with choosing a successor to Pope Benedict XVI.
ANALYSIS: Papal election is anyone’s to win … or lose
By David Gibson — March 12, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Everyone gathered around the papal conclave had theories, many had favorites, and most declared it all so unpredictable that the winner – or even how long it would take to find him – was anybody’s guess.
Habemus Papam: Idiot’s Guide to Latin
By Kevin Eckstrom — March 11, 2013
The new pope's first name is actually announced in Latin (this is the Vatican, after all), so if you want to be fully prepped, our friends at Catholic News Service have prepared a list of all the cardinals' names in Latin.
Sistine Chapel plays a key role in electing a new pope
By Alessandro Speciale — March 11, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The tradition of voting for the new pontiff in the Sistine Chapel dates back to the Renaissance, but the location of the voting didn't become a fixed feature of the conclaves until the 19th century -- and only with John Paul II's rules did the Sistine Chapel become the official theater of papal elections.
Inside the Vatican: A Photo Gallery
By Sally Morrow — March 10, 2013
During the days before a new pope is announced, journalists gather and the Catholic community prepares inside the Vatican.
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