The Vatican’s vast archives, often shrouded in mystery, hold centuries of historical documents, some of which are pivotal to the understanding of world history and religion. These archives, known as ...

Some places naturally invite curiosity, and the Vatican Archives are one of them. Beneath Vatican City sits a vast collection of documents that track centuries of political, religious, and cultural ...

The Vatican Apostolic Archives contain centuries of documents collected by the Catholic Church. These records include letters, historical texts, and official documents from across Europe and beyond.

On the morning of March 2, a group of researchers gathered outside of a gate in Vatican City. They were waiting to view the archives of Pope Pius XII — a collection of millions of documents, which had ...

Declaring that the church "isn't afraid of history," Pope Francis said Monday he has decided to open up the Vatican archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized by Jews of ...

Historians will begin combing the archives of the world's most contentious pope on Monday, hoping to glean why Pius XII stayed silent during the Nazi extermination of Jews in the Holocaust. More than ...