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PHOTO COLLECTION: Scenes from the Vatican
Faithful participate in a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, ...
Greece welcomes Vatican's return of Parthenon fragments to Acropolis
The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of ...
Spokane-made statuette in Pope Francis' personal collection to be displayed in Vatican museum
SPOKANE, Wash. — After the Vatican City announced Pope Francis' passing on Monday morning, a Spokane artist and two Gonzaga ...
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Remembering Pope Francis, for 12 years head of the Catholic church and proprietor in trust of the Vatican's library and art collections
The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...
Statue in Pope Francis' personal collection made by Spokane artist to be displayed in Vatican museum
A Spokane artist created a statue that found a home in Pope Francis' personal collection. Now, following the Pope's death, it is set to be displayed at the Vatican.
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Pope Francis, Who Embraced Contemporary Art at the Vatican, Dies at 88
and indirectly oversees the Vatican Museums. The papal art collection traces its origins to 1506, with the acquisition of one of its most famous works, the ancient marble sculpture Laocoön and ...
The art of Pope Francis: What was the Catholic spiritual leader’s cultural legacy?
From Biennale visits to calls for restitution, the late Pope Francis left an indelible mark on contemporary art and cultural ...
Inside the City Where the Pope Lived, Ruled, and Died
After 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis died early this morning at the age of 88.