Some of these treasures are over 2,000 years old, and the Vatican has held them for five centuries. The vastness of the Vatican Library really can’t be overstated. Besides over two million ...

But in reality, the ­Vatican has not only its own secret service but also a roster of “James Bonds in cassocks” trained to ­parachute behind enemy lines. New book Vatican Spies, by Yvonnick ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are ... primarily via “Treasures of History,” a new U.S.-based foundation that ...

The Vatican's secret archives—85 kilometers of shelves ... In truth, the vaults are less about scandal and more about treasures of human history, documenting nearly 1,200 years of the Catholic ...

(JTA) — The Vatican secret archive relating to controversial Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII will be opened next year. Pope Francis made the announcement at an audience with managers and staff of ...

Secret Archives of the Vatican have been making their own distinctive brand of what they call ‘transglobal breakbeat dub science’ for a few years now, more recently introducing dubstep and ...

(JTA) — The Vatican unsealed its secret archive relating to the controversial Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII. Critics accuse Pius of having turned a blind eye to Jewish suffering, and researchers ...