Pope Francis has called for the expansion of the Vatican library and archives to a building outside Vatican City to make more “available this precious patrimony.” In a letter dated Oct. 29 and issued ...

The Vatican’s Apostolic Library, which is home to ancient manuscripts, rare books and reading rooms for scholars, is opening its doors to the general public with a small new exhibition space aimed at ...

Some places naturally invite curiosity, and the Vatican Archives are one of them. Beneath Vatican City sits a vast collection of documents that track centuries of political, religious, and cultural ...

The Vatican’s vast archives, often shrouded in mystery, hold centuries of historical documents, some of which are pivotal to the understanding of world history and religion. These archives, known as ...

The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford and the Vatican Library have some of the richest collections of ancient biblical texts, but most of them are inaccessible to the general public. Now, ...

The Vatican has long defended its World War II-era pope, Pius XII, against criticism that he remained silent as the Holocaust unfolded, insisting that he worked quietly behind the scenes to save lives ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VATICAN CITY (AP) — The recently opened ...