Attractions encompass the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums, making this city-state so immense (and notoriously crowded) that guided Vatican tours are highly recommended.

Vatican City generates revenue through museum admissions and the sale of coins, stamps, and publications. The Vatican Bank has been at the center of numerous financial scandals, which has prompted ...

The Vatican Museums this week unveiled one of its most celebrated acquisitions, the “Apollo Belvedere,” after years of intensive restoration work by Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums ...

Financially supported by the 2021 Art Conservation Project of Bank of America and various chapters of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, among other organizations, the restoration ...

The Vatican Museums unveiled on Tuesday a restoration of one of the crown jewels of their collection, a 2nd century marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo that has inspired generations of ...

This type of restoration... is the expression of what we want the Vatican Museums to be,' says museum director Barbara Jatta VATICAN CITY – The Vatican Museums unveiled on Tuesday, October 15 ...

The Vatican Museums unveiled the updated statue on October 15. In addition to repairing the cracks, experts have also cleaned the statue using laser technology and installed a carbon fiber pole ...

Pope Francis Tells Vatican Media Operations to Expect Budget Cuts By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Thursday told employees of the Vatican's extensive multi-language media ...

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican Museums on Oct 15 unveiled the restoration of the celebrated second-century “Apollo Belvedere” sculpture following five years of work. Once considered to epitomise ...

The Apollo Belvedere is displayed at the Pio-Clementine Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (photo: Julia Cassell/EWTN News / EWTN) The Vatican Museums this week unveiled one of its most celebrated ...