A Sussex chapel is home to the world’s only known replica of the Sistine Chapel ceiling - and is described as being “better” than the real thing. English Martyrs Catholic Church in Compton ...

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel ... To decorate the chapel's ceiling, Michelangelo Buonarroti was the man for the ...

The Sistine Chapel is the second most visited museum ... The Italian sculptor and painter created the ceiling art depicting scenes from Genesis from 1508 and 1512, and then later returned to ...

The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election ... As the cardinals gaze up at the ceiling, they will feel the power of the “Creation of Adam,” one of the most famous frescoes by ...

The Sistine ceiling, a flattened vault, was originally painted to resemble a starry sky. The chapel was officially dedicated on the Feast of the Assumption in 1483. The first papal conclave to be ...