Robert Francis Prevost has been elected Pope Leo XIV—why does this matter to the worlds of art and heritage?
Robert Francis Prevost has been elected pope, taking the name Leo XIV. He becomes the spiritual leader of the world’s ...
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Holy ground: why Persian carpets played an important symbolic role in the funeral of Pope Francis
UPDATE: this article was revised on 26 April to reflect proceedings at the funeral mass of Pope FrancisA field of ...
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World leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the Catholic church and custodian of the Vatican’s treasures, who has died, aged 88 – The Art Newspaper
World leaders today paid tribute to Pope Francis after the spiritual leader of the Catholic church, and its 1.3 billion ...
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Pope Francis, for 12 years head of the Catholic church and proprietor in trust of the Vatican’s library and art collections, has died aged 88 – The Art Newspaper
Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, head of state of the Vatican and proprietor in trust ...
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Pope Benedict XVI, for eight years proprietor in belief of the Vatican’s library and artwork assortment, has died aged 95
Pope Benedict XVI, chief of the Catholic church, head of the Vatican Metropolis state, and proprietor in belief of its ...
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Pope Francis returns Vatican Museums’ Parthenon marbles to Greece
Pope Francis ordered the Vatican Museums to return the three Parthenon marbles held of their collections to Greece. In a ...
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