ROME – A previously unknown chapter in relations between the Vatican and America has come to light thanks to a new book by an Italian historian, proving that the first-ever video recording of a pope ...

It's not known yet whether the newly appointed pontiff Pope Francis is a film buff. (He is a football fan.) But the Vatican has long held cinema in esteem. Well, some cinema, at least. In 1995, the ...

With the movie Oppenheimer stealing the show last night at the 96th Academy Awards, taking home seven Oscars, including “Best Picture,” “Best Actor,” “Best Director” and “Best Score” — a film ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - As the Vatican prepares for the secret meeting of cardinals who will pick a successor to Pope Francis, forget - to some extent - what you may have learned from "Conclave", ...

The Vatican Film Library holds more than 37,000 manuscripts on microfilm from the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, ranging in date from the fourth century AD through the seventeenth century. It holds ...

Manuscripts can be described in varying levels of detail, and manuscript collections are cataloged in varying degrees of completeness. Some libraries have described their collections in full, others ...

As the Vatican Apostolic Library digitizes some of its historic collection, other historic Catholic institutions in Rome are ...

The Christmas season is upon us — and as we take the time to reflect on the birth of Jesus and be with family and friends, finding a good film to share and enjoy is always on the priority list. From ...

ROME — As the 2025 Jubilee celebrations kick off, scholarly and secular perspectives are meeting at the Vatican Apostolic Library, which on Thursday evening unveiled the exhibition “En route,” ...