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Pope Francis to return Vatican’s Parthenon marbles to Greece

Por: The Boston Globe World December 18, 2022

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Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican Museums to return three Parthenon fragments to Greece, amid a global reckoning in which Western institutions have begun to return remains and artifacts to their countries of origin - or refused demands to do so.The marble sculptural fragments, which include 5th century B.C. remnants of a 520-foot frieze that once covered the outer walls of the famed temple and showed a procession for the goddess Athena, have... + full article



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