It contains carved marble sarcophagi, frescoes and mosaics, and tombs filled with ... an archaeologist at the Vatican Museums, said. “They are essentially slaves, freedmen, artisans of the ...

former head of the Vatican museums told Reuters. The last time all the Sistine frescoes were photographed was between 1980 and 1994, during a restoration project that saw them cleaned for the ...

The Vatican Museums are considered to be among the best ... or kneel down on the mosaic floor for a better angle, there's a chance no one will notice — but they very well might.

These mosaics have been the subject of a silent yet furious underground battle in the Vatican, between those who wanted to cover them, hide them forever or dismantle them, and those who wished to ...

A permanent plaster covering ''may be in order,'' depending on the outcome of the Vatican's investigation into the Rev. Marko Rupnik, the group said in a statement. Rupnik, whose mosaics grace ...

One of the world’s most popular Catholic pilgrimage sites is covering up a series of mosaics made by a priest ... In 2023, the Vatican reopened an investigation into the allegations.

While a Catholic shrine in Lourdes, France, announced on Monday it is covering mosaics by alleged abuser ... under canonical investigation by the Vatican. The abuse accusations sparked an enormous ...

VATICAN CITY — The sanctuary of Lourdes, one of the world's most popular Catholic pilgrimage sites, began on Monday (March 31) to cover up a series of mosaics made by a prominent priest with ...

Lourdes covers Rupnik's mosaics amid abuse allegations Vatican has reopened investigation into accused priest Jesuits contact alleged victims over possible reparations VATICAN CITY, March 31 ...