On a quiet summer evening in Rome, the Vatican Museums reveal a side of history often overlooked by visitors. Within the octagonal courtyard, the oldest part of the museums, countless Roman artifacts ...

FILE - A visitor admires a Raphael Room inside the Vatican Museums at the Vatican, on May 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled ...

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 3 - The Vatican has said scaffolding has been erected in the Sistine Chapel for restorers to give Michelangelo's the Last Judgement a much-needed clean-up. It said the maintenance ...

The Vatican Museums have announced a major restoration of Michelangelo’s Last Judgement in 2026. Considered one of the Renaissance master’s greatest feats, the monumental fresco covers the altar wall ...

Pope Leo XIV meets with leaders of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and gives the conference 62 artifacts that will be returned to Indigenous communities in Canada. With the pope, from left ...

Railbookers has announced its first-ever VIP experience: "Railbookers Exclusive Event: After Hours at the Vatican." This event will take place in September, offering privileged access to the Vatican ...

ROME, ITALY—According to a CBC News report, several cultural objects held by the Vatican Museums will be handed over to bishops of the Canadian Catholic Church for return to Indigenous peoples of ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — A selection of Inuit artifacts returned by the Vatican is now at the Canadian Museum of History, after First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders for years called for the repatriation of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ...