VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are ... to review in dedicated reading rooms. Pagano keeps a close eye on them ...

Nov. 12, 2024 The dormitory at Casa Santa Marta, where the cardinals are sequestered, is purposefully more modern than the Sistine Chapel and the other Vatican rooms. Davies wanted to balance the ...

(JTA) — The Vatican secret archive relating to controversial Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII will be opened next year. Pope Francis made the announcement at an audience with managers and staff of ...

There’s also a lower level, which is fortified, and served as the secret escape corridor in times of war and danger. "This extraordinary monument was conceived to connect the Vatican ...