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On a flight between Hungary and Italy, the Holy Father said restitution is the "right gesture," and that museums should return items wherever possible.

Pope Francis says talks are underway to return artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indigenous peoples in Canada and has voiced a willingness to return other colonial-era objects in the Vatican’s collection on a case-by-case basis. He made reference to the Seventh Commandment: “If you steal something, you have to give it back.” The pope recently returned to Greece three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures. The Vatican has an extensive collection of artifacts and art ma...

Pope Francis is getting personally involved in making sure sacred items and cultural artifacts held in the Vatican Museums are returned to Canadian In...

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM HUNGARY (CNS) -- The Holy See has a project underway related to peace between Russia and Ukraine, but Pope Francis told reporters he could not talk about it yet. There is a mission underway that is not public yet; when it is public, I will tell you about it, Pope Francis told reporters traveling with him from Budapest, Hungary, back to Rome April 30. He also said discussions already were underway with Indigenous communities in Canada for the repatriation of cultu

Pope Francis said Sunday that talks were underway to return colonial-era artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indigenous peoples in Canada and voiced a willingness to return

‘In the case where you can return things, where it’s necessary to make a gesture, better to do it’

The Vatican has an extensive collection of artifacts and art made by Indigenous peoples from around the world, much of it sent to Rome by missionaries for an exhibition in the Vatican Gardens.

The Pope said, ‘The Seventh Commandment comes to mind – if you steal something you have to give it back.’

The pope recently returned to Greece three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures.

Pope discusses the Holy See’s efforts to facilitate a truce in Ukraine and the return of Ukrainian children from Russia