The Vatican Film Library is open to all members of the Saint Louis University community. All non-SLU affiliates should contact us before arriving to make an appointment. All visitors are required to ...

The Vatican Film Library's collection of original manuscripts currently numbers 61 separate items, comprising 126 individual leaves, 3 documents, and 8 codices. The totality represents a variety of ...

Leo XIII, who was born in 1810 and was thus 86 years old in 1896, is considered the earliest-born person ever to be captured on film. The images of him are well-known, and recently were enhanced ...

John XXIII founded the Vatican Film Library with the aim of collecting and preserving films on the life of the Church.” Pope Francis, for his part, famously told Argentinian media he “hasn’t ...

The Library closed on 17 July 2007. It was reopened September 20, 2010. A School of Library Science is associated with the Vatican Library. In 1959, a Film Library was established. This is not to be ...

ST. LOUIS -- The Vatican library in Rome closes today for three years of renovation, a move that's expected to bring scholars interested in the collections to, of all places, St. Louis. Thanks to ...

Julian Schnabel will receive the Cartier Filmmaker Award at the Venice Film Festival, where his 'In the Hand of Dante' will ...

From left, Ralph Fiennes, director Edward Berger and Sergio Castellitto pose on the red carpet before the screening of the movie "Conclave" at the 19th Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Saturday, Oct ...

More than 80,000 ancient manuscripts from the Vatican Library will be restored and digitized thanks to an agreement with the Colnaghi Foundation. The initiative seeks to preserve unique documents ...

CNA Newsroom, Feb 1, 2025 / 09:00 am As pilgrims make their way to Rome during the 2025 Jubilee Year, the Vatican Apostolic Library announced a new exhibition connecting historical journeys to ...