Pope Léon XIV has announced plans to build a new facility in Vatican City for the Vatican Apostolic Library and the Vatican Apostolic Archives. This new structure is intended to accommodate the growing volume of historical documents and collections managed by the Holy See, which have outgrown the current spaces. The building will be constructed in the Fontana dell'Autoparco area, with adjacent land within Vatican City. This decision represents a change from a previous plan under Pope François, which aimed to expand storage near the Lateran. The new facility will follow modern architectural and technological standards, with equal space allocated to the Archives and the Library, and part of the complex will be used for other services of the Vatican City State. The Vatican Apostolic Library, founded in the 15th century, is one of the world's most significant collections of historical and religious texts. It contains around 180,000 manuscripts and archival documents, 2 million printed books, over 8,300 incunables (books printed before 1501), 300,000 coins and medals, more than 100,000 prints and drawings, and over 150,000 photographs. Among its manuscript holdings are Greek, Latin, and oriental texts, ancient biblical codices, musical scores, and autographs. The library also holds about forty complete or nearly complete manuscripts of The Divine Comedy, including the famous Dante Urbinate, a 15th-century manuscript illustrated with 117 miniatures. The Vatican Apostolic Archives contain the official records of the Catholic Church's governance and administration over nearly twelve centuries, from the 8th to the 20th century. These archives occupy about 85 kilometers of linear shelving across more than 600 separate collections. Some of the most notable items include the documents from Galileo's trial, the Privilegium Ottonianum of 962, a document written in gold letters on purple parchment, and the Liber Diurnus Romanorum Pontificum, a papal chancellery guide dating back to the 8th-9th centuries. The archives also hold a letter from members of the English Parliament to Pope Clement VII in 1530 concerning Henry VIII's divorce. The Governorate of the Vatican City State will cover the costs for the areas of the new building designated for its services. The relocation of the existing car park at the site and the creation of a new parking lot will be supported by the Archives and the Library. These institutions will also need to establish a Vatican Instrumental Foundation, which will be responsible for raising funds for the construction of their new spaces and managing their financial affairs. At this time, no specific details about the total cost, timeline, size of the building, or the architect have been disclosed.