YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY

    Pope’s secret chapel inside the Vatican

    The Sistine Chapel has closed its doors to become a temporary papal polling place. While the world largely knows about the Renaissance-era chapel — its lavish artistry showcasing the works of Michelangelo and Botticelli — the Apostolic Palace holds a papal retreat, Cappella Niccolina (Niccoline Chapel), the Pope's so-called private chapel within the Vatican. The "small and secret" chapel is not even mentioned on the Vatican's website of basilicas and papal chapels. but those who have seen it say it is "every bit as beautiful as the Sistine Chapel." -- By Vera Chan, Yahoo!

    Related Search Results

    Loading...

    News for You »

    • Miss Connecticut wins Miss USA contest in Vegas

      LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 25-year-old accountant from Connecticut with a secret glamorous side is the new Miss USA.

    • Jenner: Kim Kardashian 'thrilled for the new baby'

      LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Jenner says her daughter Kim Kardashian is thrilled to have a new baby girl.

    • Family tweets indicate Kim Kardashian gives birth

      LOS ANGELES (AP) — It looks to be a baby girl for Kim Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West. Or does it?

    • UK police looking into Nigella throat-grab pics

      LONDON (AP) — British police are investigating newspaper photos that show art collector Charles Saatchi with his hands around the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.

    • Miss Utah latest beauty queen to botch answer

      LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miss Utah Marissa Powell is the latest beauty queen to trip on national television, not over her gown, but during the interview segment.

    • Envelope mix-up at Daytime Emmy Awards

      BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "Days of Our Lives" scored a rare win for best drama series at the Daytime Emmys in a show marked by an envelope mix-up, expletives and the constant din of audience chatter heard during the cable telecast that stretched beyond its time slot.

    • Nigella Lawson's husband downplays photos of him grabbing her neck

      LONDON (Reuters) - Former advertising tycoon Charles Saatchi on Monday downplayed photographs in which he is shown grabbing his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, around the neck, saying it was just a "playful tiff." Britain's Sunday People newspaper published photographs of Saatchi with his hands around his wife's neck, and with her in tears, while they were having dinner on the terrace of a London restaurant. The 70-year-old multimillionaire art collector was also photographed pinching 53-year-old Lawson's nose before walking away from a seafood restaurant in upmarket Mayfair on June 9. ...

    • 10 beauty queens left in Miss USA contest in Vegas

      LAS VEGAS (AP) — A group of 10 beauties remained in the Miss USA competition Sunday night when five women were sent home after strutting their stuff in swimsuits.

    Show More
    Loading...

    Follow Yahoo! News