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Pope Francis: It is important that the climate of prayer is not lost in churches
The Pope challenged members of the “Construction Board” of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona to maintain an essence of prayer in churches.
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Artists have a chance to win money & have work displayed in St. Peter's Basilica
The newly announced Vatican art competition is free and open to anyone in the world and entails painting an original version of the traditional 14 Stations of the Cross.
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Michelangelo's secret room is now open to the public in Florence
It is a room full of sketches that Michelangelo once used to hide from Pope Clement VIII.
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Discover the ancient cemetery of Roman emperors under Vatican garage
The Vatican Museums inaugurated a new entrance to a necropolis along an ancient Roman road called the via Triumphalis. The burial grounds offer new insight into the life of lower class imperial workers of the 1st to 3rd century AD.
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Basilica of Sagrada Familia illuminates towers of 4 evangelists for first time
The towers are the work of sculptor Xavier Medina-Campeny and, with their completion, the Sagrada Familia is now in its final stretch.
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Classical music concert at basilica in Rome promotes restoration of beauty
Since its creation in 2002, the Fondazione Pro Musica e Arte Sacra has supported various conservation and restoration projects on all four papal basilicas in Rome.
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Pope Francis: “Religious art can encourage those who feel lost”
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of its founding, Patrons of the Arts had the opportunity to meet in a private audience with the Pope.
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Theater of Roman Emperor Nero discovered just a few feet from the Vatican
While restoration work was underway at a nearby building, archaeological remains were uncovered that their existence had only been known of through literature.
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7 million visitors: Vatican Museums numbers climb back up to pre-pandemic times
Beginning in January 2024, the Museums will extend their opening to one hour earlier in the morning and one hour later in the evening.
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Veil of Veronica: the revoluntionary technique that Michelangelo criticized
The image was made without a brush and with a groundbreaking technique at the time: color printing on wood.
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President Macron reiterates promise: Notre Dame will reopen on December 8, 2024
The French President attended the tribute for the man in charge of the reconstruction of Notre Dame, who died in a mountaineering accident on August 19.
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Portuguese artist paints smiling saints: “No one follows miserable people”
Through his artwork, Ruben Ferreira uses joy to connect people with the Church and showcases lesser-known saints.
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Vatican Museums open two new rooms that reveal window into the past
One of the rooms houses the so-called Spezieria di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, run by Benedictine nuns.
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Grammy award-winning artist: "God had prepared me to serve with music"
Winning the Grammy was pushed Juan Delgado to participate in the creation of a record label for Catholic singers.
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Church holds little piece of the Spanish Basque country in Rome
The jewel of the Church of St. Charles is the fronton sports field, which is now in disrepair. The Barefoot Trinitarians used to spend their afternoons playing this traditional Basque game.
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Oldest underground Church used by early Christians in Spain discovered
The goal is to open the remains of this ancient Church to visitors in the future. Visitors will be able to experience what life was like for Christians in the 3rd century AD.
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Artwork typically kept in popes' private library open to public Vatican Museums
To celebrate the 500th annviersary of the death of the artist, Perugino, the Vatican Museums have the Resurrection of Christ on loan for a limited exhibition.
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Who will decide how to finish the Sagrada Família?
Micol Forti thinks that the Sagrada Familia should be a Church be open to everyone, both Christians and non-Christians.
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Music, painting and poetry overflow a Franciscan monastery in Spain
The 130 summer students at the Monastery of Guadalupe create and learn in an incomparable place overflowing with history, art, music and spirituality.
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Reuse & redemption: contemporary art in Vatican Library brings history to life
As an 18th-century restorer, the artist Sidival Fila's focus ranges from textiles to paintings to working with old or poor materials.
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Boys choir sings for the Pope at last General Audience before summer vacation
The group is made up of almost 50 children from a school in Toledo, Spain. The eldest is 19 years old and the youngest is 7 years old.
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Floral carpets cover the Vatican on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
The floral images feature elements related to Pope Francis, including the flags of the Vatican and Argentina and the colors of the Pope's favorite soccer team.
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VATICAN UNSEEN: A LIBRARY WITH MORE THAN 5 CENTURIES OF HISTORY
It has almost served the Holy See for 500 years, covering different roles and printing for numerous popes through the years in various languages.
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VATICAN UNSEEN: Discovering The Sistine Chapel
Imagine experiencing a concalve from inside the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel to other secret passageways blocked off to the public.