From the mid-17 th century, however, the title "Vatican Secret Archives" (sometimes also known as the "Vatican Apostolic Secret Archives”) was commonly used, stressing the particular nature of this collection of documents, which consists of the concentration in one place of several archives produced by as many curial offices.
The Vatican archives stretch on for miles, and nobody is allowed to view them without strict permission. What secrets does the Vatican keep there, and why?
In reality, however, the Vatican’s Secret Archives are not actually secret. The word “secret” comes from a misunderstanding of the Latin word “secretum,” or private.
Ever wonder what’s in the Vatican secret archives? The priest who runs ...
The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted archives are full of secrets: it has opened up the files of controversial Second World War-era Pope Pius XII to scholars ...
This "true story" exposes the "vatican secret archives" — a hidden "library" beneath "vatican city" containing 53 miles of shelving filled with "forbidden" documents.
The contents of the Vatican Secret Archives are becoming less secret, but they are still amazing enough to make any scholar’s eyes go wide.
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret: It has opened up the files of controversial World War II-era Pope Pius XII ...
WRAL: Vatican to open secret archives on World War II-era and Pope Pius
Pope Francis has announced that the Vatican next year will open its secret archives containing World War II-era documents from the controversial papacy of Pope Pius XII. Pope Francis has announced ...