The famously realistic statue rests at the center of the chapel, but there are other works of art on display here, too, including the Statues of the Virtues, which portray themes like "Decorum ...

Completed in 1143, this chapel is part of the Royal Palace complex in Palermo and was once described by the French author Guy de Maupassant as "the finest religious jewel ever dreamed up by the ...

But links forged between the island community and the former prisoners' families remain strong – thanks to a tiny, ornate chapel. Known as the Italian Chapel, it was built by the detainees ...

Part of Michelangelo's work that adorns the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Italy. Credit: Getty Images It's all in the details. The Sistine Chapel can now be viewed from a whole new ...

Aides are still planning for the King and Queen to have an audience with Pope Francis despite remaining seriously ill with ...