The Vatican has begun a major restoration of Michelangelo’s dramatic fresco The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel, aiming to restore its original color and contrast while preserving a masterpiece that once inspired “awe and wonder.”
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Parents Can’t Wait for Children To Choose Baptism, Says Pope, Baptizing 20 Infants in Sistine Chapel
Just as we wouldn’t leave newborns without clothes or food, we cannot leave them without faith and baptism, Pope Leo XIV told parents of children he baptized in the Sistine Chapel Jan. 11.
Pope, Romanian Bishops, Jewish Officials Pay Tribute to Martyred Bishop
Pope Leo XIV, Romanian bishops, and Jewish leaders honored Blessed Iuliu Hossu in the Sistine Chapel for his resistance to communism and his life-saving efforts to protect Jews during the Holocaust.
‘You Have Called Me to Carry That Cross’: Pope Leo XIV Delivers First Homily as Bishop of Rome
Pope Leo XIV delivered his first public homily as pope during a Mass with the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on May 9.
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Christian Witness in World That Finds Faith ‘Absurd’
In his first homily as pope, Leo XIV calls the Church to be a beacon of holiness and witness in a world that often rejects faith—urging Catholics to embrace their mission with joy, courage, and humility.
Chicago Native Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Elected Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.
BREAKING: New Pope Elected, Here’s What Happens After the White Smoke
White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the papal conclave has chosen the next successor of St. Peter. What happens after the College of Cardinals elects a new pope?
A Morning of Black Smoke From the Sistine Chapel Chimney
The 133 cardinals who entered the conclave failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at least 89 votes to elect a new pope during their morning session May 8.
Diocese of Brooklyn Unites in Prayer as Conclave to Select New Pope Commences
Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Mass on May 7 at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston to celebrate the start of the conclave in Rome that will lead to the election of a new pope.
Conclave: First Ballot Fails to Elect Pope
The 133 cardinals who entered the conclave in the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.