The Vatican has launched a meticulous three-month restoration of Michelangelo's iconic 'Last Judgment' fresco in the Sistine Chapel, aiming to revive the masterpiece's original chromatic brilliance obscured by decades of grime.
As Michelangelo's monumental fresco undergoes its first restoration in three decades, visitors to the Vatican will view a high-definition reproduction while conservators work to revive the masterpiece's original brilliance.
The Priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) announced plans to consecrate new bishops in July without Vatican approval, escalating a decades-long doctrinal standoff and prompting concerns of a permanent rupture within the Catholic Church.
The American-born pontiff has issued a public plea for peace amid reports of a covert U.S. plan to destabilize Cuba's government, marking his latest critique of Trump-era foreign policy.
