Pope Francis talks with Cardinal José Tolentino Calaca de Mendonca, Vatican archivist and librarian, during a ceremony in the Vatican Library Nov. 5, 2021. The Vatican Library, one of the world’s ...

Since 2010, the Vatican Apostolic Library has worked to digitize its sprawling collection of more than 80,000 manuscripts, making a trove of rare historical treasures freely accessible to anyone with ...

VATICAN CITY — Dealing with bug infestations, normal wear and tear and even the occasional thief, keepers of the 15th-century Vatican Apostolic Library face an ever-challenging task. Their latest step ...

The Vatican Library, one of the world's oldest libraries, has launched a new scholarly journal to help promote high-quality research, dialogue across cultures and sharing knowledge related to the ...

The Vatican library announced Monday that it will expand its use of Web3 technologies by awarding nontransferable NFTs (nonfungible tokens) to supporters of the manuscript collections. For the time ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s Apostolic Library, which is home to ancient manuscripts, rare books and reading rooms for scholars is opening its doors to the general public with a small new ...

Vatican library reopens after 3-year restoration The Vatican's Apostolic Library is reopening to scholars following a three-year, €9-million ($11.5- million) renovation to install climate-controlled ...

Visitors tour the Vatican Museums in this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo. The Vatican Museums will reopen June 1, almost three months after being closed as part of a lockdown to prevent spread of the ...

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Short-term research fellowships are available for periods between two and eight weeks in length to support research utilizing the collections of the Vatican Film Library. Applications must demonstrate ...