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The Apollo Belvedere is displayed at the Pio-Clementine Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. / Credit: Julia Cassell/EWTN News

Vatican Museums Unveils "iconic statue" Apollo Belvedere after Years of Restoration Work

Oct 16, 2024

“It gives us an insight into culture and also faith and history,” Father Terence Hogan said in an interview with EWTN News.

Carbon Dating Reveals True Age of Purported Tunics of St. Peter and St. John

May 25, 2024

A conference titled “The Tunics of St. Peter and St. John, Two Extraordinary Relics of the Sancta Sanctorum,” presented a historic overview of the two relics.

The Vatican Museums. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Vatican Museums Announce New Hours, Ticket Price, and Entrance

Nov 10, 2023

The museums have announced a series of novelties beginning both this month and after the new year, in anticipation of the 2025 Jubilee Year.

Laocoön and His Sons, Vatican Museums. | Shutterstock

Vatican Convicts Climate Activists, Orders Them to Pay $30,000 in Damages

Jun 13, 2023

Vatican judges on Monday found two climate activists guilty of criminally damaging the base of an important statue in the Vatican Museums during a protest last year.

Laocoön and His Sons, Vatican Museums. | Shutterstock

Vatican Takes Climate Activists to Trial for Damage to Base of Famous Statue in Museums

Mar 9, 2023

The Vatican held a hearing Thursday to try three climate activists for criminal damage to a famous statue in the Vatican Museums.

The Vatican Museums. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Claims of Phony Vatican Art Licensing "scheme" Draw Strong Denials

Dec 20, 2022

An Italian publishing house involved in immersive art exhibitions has denied an American attorney’s claim that it is wrongly presenting itself as a broker for licensing the use of Vatican art.

The Vatican Museums. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Full Vaccination or Recovery among New COVID-19 Rules for Visitors to Vatican Museums

Jan 13, 2022

The museums are a major source of revenue for the Holy See.

The Sistine Chapel. Credit: Shutterstock.

Vatican Museums to Reopen June 1 as Italy Opens Borders to Tourists

May 23, 2020

The Vatican Museums announced Saturday that it will reopen on June 1, two days before Italy opens its borders to European visitors after nearly three months of lockdown.

A view of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Vatican Museums to Reopen with Temperature Checks, Mandatory Face Masks

May 11, 2020

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.