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Posted inSatire

Vatican Partners With Balenciaga on “Spiritual” Menswear Line

by Rhea Nayyar 7 hours agoMarch 31, 2023

A spokesperson for the church cited “shared values” with the fashion brand.

Posted inArt

Michelangelo’s Signature and the Myth of Genius

Avatar photo by Anthony Majanlahti 2 days agoMarch 30, 2023

Michelangelo served as a stellar example for future artists who sought status and economic independence.

Posted inNews

Vatican to Return Its Parthenon Marbles Fragments to Greece

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

Pope Francis called the works’ repatriation a “donation.”

Posted inNews

Disgruntled American Tourist Smashes Roman Busts at the Vatican

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

The 65-year-old man was reportedly angry that he was not granted a meeting with the Pope.

Posted inNews

Climate Protesters Glue Themselves to Vatican Masterpiece

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

Two activists from the group Ultima Generazione glued their hands to the base of the ancient Roman statue “Laocoön and His Sons,” dubbed as a “prototypical icon of human agony.”

Posted inNews

Indigenous Groups in Canada Call on the Vatican to Return Their Cultural Belongings

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie July 21, 2022July 21, 2022

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit leaders have asked for their cultural heritage to be returned ahead of the pope’s visit to Canada.

Posted inNews

Aquaman Star Jason Momoa Slammed for Photos Inside Sistine Chapel

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

The site of Michelangelo’s famous frescoes has a strict no-photos policy.

Posted inNews

Why Is There an Astronaut in This Year’s Vatican Nativity?

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia December 17, 2020December 21, 2020

The Nativity, produced between 1965 and 1975 in a ceramic school in Abruzzo, has been mocked for its sci-fi aesthetics and inclusion of a Darth Vader-like character.

Posted inNews

How Does the Vatican Protect Its Digitized Collection From Hackers?

by Hakim Bishara November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

The Vatican Apostolic Library says it experiences an average of 100 cyber threats every month since it started its digitization project in 2012.

Posted inNews

Mexico Asks Vatican for Temporary Return of Ancient Indigenous Manuscripts

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 29, 2020November 5, 2020

Ahead of the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has requested several manuscripts in the Vatican’s library.

Posted inIn Brief

Raphael’s Tapestries Unite at Sistine Chapel for the First Time Since the Renaissance

by Monica Castillo February 19, 2020February 18, 2020

The tapestries — made out of silk, wool, and gold and silver thread — have been restored over the past decade by conservationists at the Vatican Museum.

Posted inNews

Vatican Unveils New Sculpture as Homage to Refugees

by Hakim Bishara October 7, 2019October 7, 2019

“Angels Unaware” by Canadian artist Timothy P. Schmalz shows 140 migrants in a refugee boat and is now on view in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square.

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