Pope Francis has baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has ...

In The Story of Art, EH Gombrich mentions that Michelangelo initially refused the commission for frescoes in the vault. “He ...

The Vatican Codex (Codex Vaticanus ... To claim his creation, he carved, “Michelangelo from Florence made this,” onto Mary’s sash. He wasn’t known to leave this kind of signature on ...

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Pope Francis baptized 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel, a tradition marking the end of Christmas at the Vatican. He emphasized the children's importance in the ceremony, which includes lighting a ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS ... including the Baldachin by Renaissance artist Gianlorenzo Bernini and Michelangelo’s Pietà. Joe Long, the founder and managing director of the pilgrimage organization ...

Pope Francis baptized 21 infants in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, continuing an annual tradition marking the end of the ...

The pontiff personally administered the sacrament of baptism on the infants, who are the children of Vatican employees working at the Holy See. The celebration marks the feast day that recalls ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis baptised 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the ...

In what has become an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican, Pope Francis ...