Vatican

Climate change forces facelift for Michelangelo masterpiece

Visitors will still be able to access the Sistine Chapel during the restoration..

Vatican unveils unusual postage stamp honouring Ukraine’s Catholics

A newly issued Vatican postage stamp honouring Catholics in Ukraine is pasted on an envelope at the Vatican, February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Antonio Denti

Inside the Vatican studio preserving the mosaics of St Peter’s Basilica

It takes months for the studio to create one mosaic in a slow and intensive process piecing together tiny coloured tiles into devotional items.

Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace'

A general view of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 19, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Pope Leo turns to website widgets to tackle AI-generated fakes

Pope Leo XIV waving to the faithful on Feb 18, during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square, in the Vatican City.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 18, 2026

US Capitol police searching a vehicle on Feb 17 in the vicinity of the Capitol in Washington DC, after a young man running towards the building with a shotgun was arrested.

Vatican says it will not partake in Trump’s Board of Peace

Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican City. The Vatican says it will not participate in US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace.

St Peter’s Basilica gets terrace cafe, translated mass for 400th birthday

People stand on a terrace of St Peter's Basilica before a press preview of the exhibition "Beyond the Visible" project, in the Vatican on Feb 16, 2026.

St Peter's Basilica to boost security but avoid 'militarisation'

Interior of St. Peter's Basilica on the day of a Mass led by Pope Leo XIV for the Catholic feast of the Presentation of Jesus, at the Vatican, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Vincenzo Livieri

Jesus gets a makeover as Sistine Chapel artwork undergoes restoration

FILE PHOTO: Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel - which has Michelangelo's soaring Last Judgment on one wall - to begin the conclave in order to elect a successor to Pope Benedict March 12, 2013. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano/File Photo

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