The Vatican Museums this week unveiled one of its most ... Following the discovery of the statue in Rome in 1489, Pope Julius II requested the Apollo Belvedere to be brought to the Vatican in ...

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 ...

The relic dispayed just above the tomb of St. Peter will be accessible for public viewing until Dec. 8, the solemnity of the ...

UNVEILED. The ‘Apollo Belvedere’ statue is unveiled after restoration at the Vatican Museums at the Vatican, October 15, 2024. Restoration experts spent years working on the “Apollo ...

Roughly 40,000 people have signed a petition to stop the Green Giant from being cut down, slamming putting up Christmas trees ...

The statue, executed by Giovanni ... with a gaze that looks to the future.” The Vatican Museums house some of the world’s greatest masterpieces from ancient Rome, Egypt, and the Renaissance.

It was brought to the Vatican by Pope Julius II in the early 16th century. The statue was removed from public exhibition in 2019, when museum staff noticed small fissures in its legs. The ...

It’s now possible to wander the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican emptied of tourists and worshippers. This comes courtesy ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Visitors to Rome will have the opportunity to experience St. Peter’s Basilica in a new way as part of an ...

Considered one of the world's best places to visit, Rome offers countless ... you’ll see masterpieces from the Vatican Museums’ collection, including the ancient statue of Laocoön and his ...

Following the discovery of the statue in Rome in 1489, Pope Julius II requested ... Hogan said in an interview with EWTN News. “We [the Vatican Museums] are the oldest museum in the world ...