Vatican City (/ˈvætɪkən/ ), officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked...
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The flag of Vatican City, also referred to as the flag of the Holy See, was adopted in 1929, the year Pope Pius XI signed the Lateran Treaty with Italy...
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The Vatican City State is a neutral nation, which has not engaged in any war since its formation in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty. It has no formal military...
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The Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (Latin: Pontificia Commissio pro Civitate Vaticana, Italian: Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della...
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Holy See (redirect from Vatican City/Transnational issues)
Apostolic See, is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and the Vatican City State. It encompasses the office of the pope as the bishop of the Apostolic...
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Pope (redirect from Sovereign of the Vatican City)
international law headquartered in the distinctively independent Vatican City State, a city-state which forms a geographical enclave within the conurbation...
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The Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State (Italian: Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano) is the gendarmerie, or military police...
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The politics of Vatican City take place in a framework of a theocratic absolute elective monarchy, in which the Pope, religiously speaking, the leader...
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The Vatican City national football team (Italian: Selezione di calcio della Città del Vaticano) is the football team that represents Vatican City under...
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The economy of Vatican City is mainly supported financially by the sale of stamps, coins, medals, and tourist mementos as well as fees for admission to...
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12°27′9″E / 41.90278°N 12.45250°E / 41.90278; 12.45250 The geography of Vatican City is unique due to the country's position as an urban, landlocked enclave...
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Crime in the Vatican City consists largely of purse snatching, pick-pocketing and shoplifting perpetrated by tourists upon other tourists. The tourist...
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citizenry of Vatican City. According to the Herald Sun in March 2011, there were only 32 females out of 572 citizens issued with Vatican passports and...
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The Vatican City Championship (Italian: Campionato della Città del Vaticano) is the top men's association football league of Vatican City. Founded in...
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Events in the year 2024 in Vatican City. Sovereign Pontiff (Pope): Pope Francis Cardinal Secretary of State: Pietro Parolin President of the Pontifical...
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Diocese of Rome (redirect from Vicar General for Vatican City)
sovereign entity with diplomatic relations, and civil jurisdiction over the Vatican City State located geographically within Rome. The Diocese of Rome is the...
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The Vatican Railway (Italian: Ferrovia Vaticana) was opened in 1934 to serve Vatican City and its only station, Vatican City (Città del Vaticano [tʃitˈta...
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Look up vatican or Vatican in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vatican may refer to: Vatican City, an independent city-state in Rome, Italy Ager Vaticanus...
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List of popes (redirect from List of sovereigns of Vatican City State)
Stephen IX (1057–1058). Annuario Pontificio History of the papacy Index of Vatican City-related articles Legends surrounding the papacy Liber Pontificalis Papal...
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Economic Area, the Vatican City maintains an open border with Italy and is treated as part of the Schengen Area. Since the Vatican City is only accessible...
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As the seat of the Papacy, the Vatican City and its predecessor, the Papal States, has played an important role in the development of Christian music....
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The transportation system in Vatican City, a country 1.05 km (0.65 mi) long and 0.85 km (0.53 mi) wide, is a small transportation system with no airports...
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Vehicle registration plates of official road vehicles registered in Vatican City use the prefix SCV (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae) followed by a series...
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St. Peter's Basilica (redirect from Papal Basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City)
of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. It was initially planned in...
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The law of Vatican City State consists of many forms, the most important of which is the canon law of the Catholic Church. The organs of state are governed...
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Sport in Vatican City plays an important role in the culture of the nation. The Vatican's attitude toward sport has been generally positive; outside of...
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following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Vatican City: Vatican City – an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state, being the...
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Vatican City uses Italian in its official documents and as its main working language. However, many other languages are also used by institutions situated...
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The coat of arms of Vatican City is the coat of arms of adopted by Vatican City's Fundamental Law on 7 June 1929; this coat of arms is defined by law...
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informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. It was formally established in 1475...
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