Other cultural sites have also been steadily shutting down to visitors as the Vatican marks the death of Pope Francis

The election of the new pope will be closely watched by supporters of the Argentinian pontiff’s legacy looking for a successor who will act as a progressive voice, highlighting global climate crisis and the needs of immigrants and the poor

The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics and the first from the Americas or the southern hemisphere to hold the office

Known as “God’s architect”, Gaudí was earlier this week declared “venerable” by the Vatican

A video shared to social media shows a figure standing on the main altar in St Peter’s Basilica

The Holy See will launch a series of contemporary art projects at prisons next year

Restoration of the marble is expected to be a draw for the year-long event, which will allow public access to works in the Pope’s private collection as well as exhibitions across the Holy See and Rome

Co-developed by Microsoft, the project also identified conservation issues at the world-famous church

The 18-page document had previously disappeared from the Holy See's official archive

Nearly 50 workers have signed a petition raising doubts over safety in what is the first ever class action against the Vatican

Rediscovered work is a preparatory study for the Battle of the Milvian Bridge fresco displayed in the Vatican’s papal apartments

Canon Monsignor Michele Basso was investigated for fraud in 2000 after allegedly trying to sell fake works

The German-born conservative pontiff, a noted theological scholar, tried to accommodate contemporary art but became a subject of satire

Our roundup of the latest art publications

The 65-year-old tourist reportedly told museum staff he wanted to see the Pope before throwing the Roman busts to the ground

The group is funded by the Los Angeles-based Climate Emergency Fund

"Cultures become sick when they become self-referential," says Pope Francis at gallery launch

After pandemic revenue crash, Vatican slashes its spending but protects all jobs

The terrorist group destroyed 350 churches and persecuted Iraqi Christians in 2014

The Apostolic Library has partnered with a cyber defence firm to prevent further attempts to steal and manipulate its digital collection

Art history removes the numinous from art. At the Vatican’s Covid-19 blessing we saw it invoked again

Vatican conference on preventive conservation warns of environmental impact of short-term politics

Curator Andrew Bolton’s Costume Institute blockbuster is pointlessly offensive to believers

Norman Foster is among the roster of international architects

Barbara Jatta will take up her new role on 1 January