As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...

He was the pope who had the old Cappella Magna, the previous chapel that sat on the site, restored between 1477 and 1480, according to the Musei Vaticani, the official museum of the Vatican.

Messages shared by Francis during his pontificate will be preserved in a dedicated archive section on the Vatican's official website. On Instagram, Pope Leo XIV will be present under the account ...