See Sistine Chapel frescoes without going to Rome at Mass. art exhibition

A newly opened exhibition in Cambridge offers visitors the chance to get an up‑close look at Michelangelo’s famed Sistine ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote

VATICAN CITY >> Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope to ...
syracuse.com

Conclave to elect a new pope officially begins; first ballot ends with black smoke

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...
Artlyst

Michelangelo: Newly Discovered Sistine Chapel Study Sells For $23m At Christie’s

An unknown sketch of a foot by Michelangelo has sold for $23m (£16.9)  more than 10 times its original estimate at Christie's. The academic world is occasionally disrupted by someone... An unknown ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Latest: No pope chosen as black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating conclave hasn’t elected pope The smoke billowed out at 9 p.m. Wednesday, some four hours after 133 cardinals solemnly entered the Sistine ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Experts Say This Small Drawing of a Foot May Be a Long-Lost Study for Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Experts have identified a small study of a pointed foot made in red chalk as an original drawing by Michelangelo. The Italian Renaissance master sketched the appendage around 1511 or 1512 while ...
East Bay Times

The Latest: No pope chosen as black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. More ...