Opinion

Pope Francis renames the Vatican 'Secret' Archives

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 09:46:54 -0400

VATICAN CITY -- Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word "secret" implies, Pope Francis has changed the name of the Vatican Secret Archives to the Vatican Apostolic Archives.

Editorial: The truth is near

editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:09:21 -0400

One of the most contentious debates involving Church figures of the 20th century involves the actions of Pope Pius XII during World War II.

Pope opens up WWII, Pope Pius XII documents in Vatican Secret Archives

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 08:41:27 -0500

VATICAN – Declaring that the Catholic Church is unafraid of history, Pope Francis announced that documents in the Vatican Secret Archives relating to the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII will be open to scholars in 2020.

Vatican Secret Archives marks 400th anniversary with Rome exhibit

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:10:57 -0500

ROME - Working with the city of Rome, the Vatican Secret Archives is celebrating its 400th anniversary with an exhibit designed to shed light not only on its holdings, but on some of the myth and mystery surrounding its collection of millions of documents.

"Lux in Arcana: The Vatican Secret Archives Reveals Itself" opened at Rome's Capitoline Museum Feb. 29 and is scheduled to remain open until Sept. 9.

Vatican archives' officials and exhibit curators said about a hundred original documents are being displayed outside the Vatican for the first time.