On the morning of March 2, a group of researchers gathered outside of a gate in Vatican City. They were waiting to view the archives of Pope Pius XII — a collection of millions of documents, which had ...

In this video I talk about the history of Vatican City. How the Papacy established itself in Rome, how it grew into the large and powerful Papal States, and how it transformed itself into the Vatican ...

This short educational documentary explores the complex historical events that led to the establishment of Vatican City as an independent sovereign state. From the unification of Italy and the fall of ...