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VATICAN CITY - A top Vatican official received a ransom demand for the return of Renaissance-era documents by the artist Michelangelo.

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VATICAN CITY - Despite worries about the impact of millions of tourists on MichelangeloöÏÓãÊÓƵapp precious frescoes, the Sistine Chapel is opening its doors for the first time to a new kind of tourist to support Pope Francis’ charities.

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