Man topples ancient Roman busts in Vatican museums
Vatican CityReuters A man toppled two ancient Roman busts in the Vatican Museums on Wednesday, causing moderate damage before being stopped by staff and arrested, a museums source said. People visit the Vatican Museums on the day of its reopening after weeks of closure, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions ease, at the Vatican, on 3rd […]
The Long Read: Vatican says they’re gifts; Indigenous groups want them back
Ahead of the Pope’s Canadian tour, NICOLE WINFIELD, of Associated Press, reports on calls from some Indigenous group for the Vatican Museums to return artefacts…
Canada’s Indigenous seek dialogue with Vatican on repatriation of artefacts
Vatican CityReuters Canadian Indigenous leaders seeking an apology for the Catholic Church’s role in notorious residential schools where children where abused also want to start a dialogue on the return of native artefacts held in the Vatican Museums. “My view is that we should sit down with Church officials and begin discussions about repatriation,” Phil […]
Vatican tightens COVID-19 restrictions, applies mandatory vaccination
Vatican CityRNS In a decree signed on 5th January, the Vatican tightened its COVID-19 regulations by requiring the use of FFP2 masks (similar to N95 masks) inside and making vaccinations and booster shots mandatory for employees and visitors wishing to enter the Vatican Museums and gardens. The Governorate of Vatican City State issued a decree […]
Vatican Museums, Uffizi team up to confirm a Raphael is real
Vatican CityAP Two of the world’s most important art museums, the Vatican Museums and the Uffizi Galleries, joined forces for the first time on Friday to inaugurate a small exhibit of rarely seen works by two Renaissance masters that confirmed a painting long suspected of being by Raphael was indeed his work. Saints Peter and […]
Postcards: Papal summer residence reopens to visitors
ANDREW MEDICHINI, of Associated Press, reports from Castel Gandolfo in Italy…
Vatican Museums reopen, but visitors decry lack of social distancing
Vatican CityRNS Following months of lockdown, the historic collection at the Vatican Museums reopened to the public last week but drew criticism from guides and visitors for the excessive crowds and lack of social distancing. The Vatican Museums, which house one of the most well-known and largest art collections in the world, opened its doors […]
Postcards: Sistine Chapel key-keeper opens up after lockdown
PAOLO LUCARIELLO and ELISA COLELLA, of AP, report from Vatican City…
Pope returns to private library for audience as virus surges; tightens oversight of creation of new religious orders
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis urged people to follow recommendations from governments and health authorities to prevent coronavirus infections as he returned to his private library for his Wednesday general audience amid a surge of infections in Europe. In another sign that the Vatican was re-entering a semi-lockdown mode again, the Holy See announced that it […]
Postcards: Vatican Museums used to be an overcrowded “hell”, say tour guides. COVID-19 may change that
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports from the Vatican…