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Vatican Library needs to be bigger, Pope Leo decides
In brief
Pope Leo XIV ordered the construction of a new building to expand the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Vatican Apostolic Archives.
The Pope signed a chirograph, a papal legal document, to authorize the project during a visit to the 15th-century institution on Monday, September 14, 2026. The expansion will increase the space available for both the library and the archives.
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