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October 28, 2019

Pope Francis renames the Vatican 'Secret' Archives

Wax seals of members of the English House of Lords are seen March 1, 2012, on a letter from the Vatican Secret Archives. Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word "secret" implies, Pope Francis has changed the name of the archives to the Vatican Apostolic Archives.

VATICAN CITY -- Citing the negative misinterpretations that the word "secret" implies, Pope Francis has changed the name of the Vatican Secret Archives to the Vatican Apostolic Archives.

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