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By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, May 25, 2024 / 13:30 pm The Vatican Museums on Thursday announced the new permanent exhibition of two relics purportedly belonging to St. Peter and St. John the Evangelist, shedding light on their origin and age. The conference titled “The Tunics of St. Peter and St. …

by Zelda Caldwell Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 5, 2022 / 15:30 pm A man visiting the Vatican museums in Rome on Wednesday flung two ancient Roman busts to the ground, causing moderate damage to the valuable works of art. According to an article in the newspaper Il Messaggero, the middle-aged American …

by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Jun 2, 2020 / 03:01 am MT (CNA).- The Vatican Museums reopened Monday revealing newly restored frescoes in the Raphael Rooms depicting scenes from early Church history to the public. “Today is a way that we can in some way share [beauty] with the entire …

A view of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 11, 2020 / 09:20 am MT (CNA).- The Vatican Museums are preparing to reopen by reservation only with new health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to the general secretary of Vatican City State. “For the incoming public, we are completing …