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Planning a trip to Vatican City? There's never been a better time to visit the legendary Raphael Rooms. After a decade-long ...
The Vatican Museums have unveiled its newly restored Hall of Constantine, one of its Raphael Rooms, including two newly ...
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In a ruling that could reshape the fate of the so-called “Sistine Chapel of Romanesque Art,” the Spanish Supreme Court has ordered the return of the 12th-century murals to their original home ...
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512. The building was built between 1473 and 1481 and is the most famous chapel inside the Vatican, as it is the site of the papal ceremonies.
In a ceremony on Monday, Pope Leo XIV recalled the life and legacy of Iuliu Hossu, a Romanian Greek Catholic bishop who saved thousands of Jews during World War II.
Pope Leo XIV exits the Sistine Chapel following a June 2, 2025, ceremony commemorating the life and legacy of Blessed Iuliu Hossu. (photo: Vatican Media) Walter Sánchez Silva/ACI Prensa/CNA ...