Vatican, Greece ink deal for ‘donation’ of Parthenon Marbles

Vatican ‘donating’ its own 3 Parthenon sculptures to Greece

ROME (AP) — The Vatican and Greece finalized a deal Tuesday for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries, the latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for restitution. The Vatican has termed the return an ecumenical “donation” to the Orthodox Christian archbishop of Athens and all Greece, not necessarily a state-to-state transfer. But it neverthe…

The Vatican “gives” to Greece three fragments of the Parthenon: “We hope that others will imitate this initiative of the Pope”

“There is still a long way to restore the wounds that have befallen this monument,” says the Greek representative

Vatican 'donating' its own 3 Parthenon sculptures to Greece

The Vatican and Greece have finalized a deal for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries.

Vatican 'donating' its own 3 Parthenon sculptures to Greece after two centuries - KNBN NewsCenter1

ROME (AP) — The Vatican and Greece finalized a deal Tuesday for the return of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the Vatican Museums for two centuries, the latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for restitution. The Vatican has termed the return an ecumenical “donation” to the Orthodox Christian archbishop of Athens and all Greece, not necessarily a state-to-state transfer. But it neverthe…

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The latest case of a Western museum bowing to demands for restitution.

Vatican agrees to return pieces of Parthenon to Greece

The move could put pressure on the U.K. and other countries to return pieces of the Acropolis monument