VATICAN CITY

• Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades, the Vatican said Monday. The Sistine Chapel will remain open to visi
• Vatican unveils Nativity scene, lights Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square - The Vatican unveiled its Nativity scene Monday and lit the 25-meter (82-foot) Christmas tree that towers above it in St. Peter’s Square as a band, chorus and dancers in traditional costumes from Italy’s northernmost South Tyrol province per