Vatican says they’re gifts; Indigenous groups want them back Restitution of Indigenous and colonial-era artifacts is one of the many agenda items awaiting Francis on his trip to Canada ...

Death of Vatican cleric puts his lauded but mysterious art collection under new scrutiny Canon Monsignor Michele Basso was investigated for fraud in 2000 after allegedly trying to sell fake works ...

Hours after hosting a state banquet at Windsor Castle, the King and Queen Camilla toured a selection of pictures that are the ...

The Vatican Museums’ Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art was established in 1973 at the behest of Pope Paul VI to revitalize the disconnected relationship between the Church and ...

Some years ago, Monsignor Michele Basso bequeathed to the Fabbrica of San Pietro, the administrative office for the basilica, 30 fireproof containers which hold a vast treasury of roughly seventy ...

Following extensive restorations, the Vatican Museums is opening the largest of the Raphael Rooms to the public. Located in ...

Pope Francis is dead at 88. His legacy includes an embrace of contemporary art, such as the first papal visit to the Venice Biennale.

It may be the smallest state on the planet, but the Vatican City also boasts a stunning art collection that is the envy of the world. Successive popes generated an unrivalled bounty of art ...

Vatican City (AP) -- The Vatican Museums are home to some of the most magnificent artworks in the world, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to ancient Egyptian antiquities and a pavilion full of ...