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The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Library, the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City, is one of the oldest libraries in the world. / Credit: Checco2/Shutterstock

Pope Francis Moves Part of Vatican Library and Archive to Rome Seminary

Nov 12, 2024

The pope declared that part of the archives and library be moved to a building on extraterritorial Vatican property at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.

A portrait of Blaise Pascal from a miniature that dates to the 1700s. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Vatican Library Showcases First-edition Works by 17th-century Philosopher, Blaise Pascal

Jun 21, 2023

On the 400th anniversary of the birth of Blaise Pascal, the Vatican Library displayed first editions of some of his most famous works.

Pope Francis inaugurates the new art gallery at the Vatican Apostolic Library, Nov. 5, 2021. Vatican Media.

"The Church must bear witness to importance of beauty": Pope Francis at Vatican Library

Nov 5, 2021

The pope inaugurated a new art gallery at the Vatican Library.