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As specialists cleaned and studied the rooms in the Apostolic Palace, they learned new information about the Renaissance ...
The next pope will inherit a soaring deficit and culture of financial malpractice that Francis tried and failed to solve even through his final weeks.
Just days before his death, Pope Francis wrestled with an enormous problem: the Vatican’s dire finances. The world’s smallest country is now facing a budget deficit of millions, and a looming ...
Pope Francis is dead at 88. His legacy includes an embrace of contemporary art, such as the first papal visit to the Venice Biennale.
For centuries, St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican has stood as one of the world’s most awe-inspiring landmarks—home to breathtaking art, architecture, and stories that have shaped history.
For centuries, the Vatican Library has been a vault of historical records, housing some of the world's most treasured texts, including ancient Hindu s.
The exhibition “En Route” at the Vatican Apostolic Library features historical artefacts and contemporary artistic interpretations.
King's secrets Both the Vatican's Secret Archives, and its adjoining Library (at present closed to scholars while it undergoes restoration) are housed in Renaissance buildings not far from the Sistine ...
You can find this Ancient Relic shortly after you begin your exploration of the Vatican. Use the Giant’s Pendant to open the secret passage in the Library’s Conservation Workshop.
In Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, players will discover a hidden Underground Boxing Ring in the Vatican City. The Boxing Ring can only be entered once the player has found the hidden ...
The pope declared that part of the archives and library be moved to a building on extraterritorial Vatican property at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.