Vatican City, [f] officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; [g] Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), [h] [i] is a landlocked sovereign country, [16] [17] city-state, microstate, and enclave surrounded by, and historically a part of, Rome, Italy. [18] [19] It became independent from Italy in 1929 with the Lateran Treaty, and is a distinct territory under "full ...

Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs (from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis); the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law); the documents of ...

Openings/Closures Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo 2025.

5 days ago · Vatican City, ecclesiastical state, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and an enclave in Rome, situated on the west bank of the Tiber River. Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state.

Aug 4, 2015 · Vatican City was established in its current form as a sovereign nation with the signing of the Lateran Pacts in 1929. The area off the west bank of the Tiber River that comprises the Vatican...

Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 108.7 acres, it is the smallest independent nation in the world.

Vatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Independent papal state, southern Europe, within the commune of Rome, Italy. Area: 109 acres (44 hectares). Population: (2019 est.) 453. Its medieval and Renaissance walls form its boundaries except on the southeast at St. Peter’s Square.

Journey through time in Vatican City! Learn about its founding over Saint Peter's tomb, marvel at its museums, and peek into its day-to-day operations.

Sep 9, 2022 · The Vatican City State, sovereign and independent, is the survivor of the papal states that in 1859 comprised an area of some 17,000 sq mi (44,030 sq km). During the struggle for Italian unification, from 1860 to 1870, most of this area became part of Italy.

Dec 20, 2024 · Present concerns of the Holy See include religious freedom, threats against minority Christian communities in Africa and the Middle East, the plight of refugees and migrants, climate change and the environment, conflict and war, nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence, sexual misconduct by clergy, humanitarian issues, interreligious dialogue an...