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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — 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 other problematic objects in the Vatican’s collection on a case-by-case basis.
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 recently returned to Greece three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures.
Aboard the Papal Plane: Pope Francis said Sunday that talks were underway to return artifacts in the Vatican Museum that were acquired from Indigenous...
The pope recently returned to Greece three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures.