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12th June 2015

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Expo 2015: UK and Holy See make a buzz

It was Holy See day this week at Expo 2015 in Milan. Expo is like a world fair, with this year 145 countries represented including 53 national pavilions (the Holy See has one) based around the theme “Feeding the Planet: Energy for Life”. Reminding us that “man does not live by bread alone”, the Holy […]

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21st April 2015

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Britain and the Vatican Art Collection

The Holy See’s decision to take part in the Venice Biennale, after its inaugural participation in 2013, reminds us of the extraordinary role played by the Popes in the history and production of art. For much of its history, the Holy See was an undoubted centre of connoisseurship, patronage and artistic endeavour. It is impossible […]

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