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Vatican

Vatican Mosaic Studio

A hidden workshop for creating and restoring Papal mosaic masterpieces.

Papal Gelatin Molds

The competing papal and Napoleonic seals on the cookware tell the story of the battle between an emperor and a pope.

The face of a man who just heard the words "pizza party."

Pope Francis Celebrated His 81st Birthday With an Extra-Long Pizza

13 feet of divine, cheesy goodness.

Paula Mejia December 19, 2017

Out, damned spot! Out, I say!—One, two.

Ancient Purple Scroll Stains Turn Out to Be Caused by Marine Microbes

A mystery from the Vatican Secret Archives, solved.

Eric Grundhauser September 7, 2017

The church sits just outside the Vatican on the grounds of the Russian Embassy.

Saint Catherine Russian Orthodox Church

The first Russian Orthodox church in the Catholic city of Rome in almost a thousand years.

A Controversial New McDonald's Has Opened Near The Vatican

Cardinals are mad.

Cara Giaimo January 4, 2017

A 16th Century Pope Buried His Pet Elephant Under the Vatican

Sarah Laskow October 20, 2015

La Resurrezione

La Resurrezione

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

The gallery of maps, showing the ceiling

Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Stufetta del Bibbiena

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

Vatican Necropolis

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Domus Sanctae Marthae

Domus Sanctae Marthae

These spartan apartments are provided to clergymen visiting Vatican City.

Inside the Passetto

Passetto di Borgo

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Valence, France

Heart of Pope Pius VI

When the imprisoned pope's remains were finally returned to the Vatican, his heart stayed behind in France.