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2 days ago · As governed by the Holy See, Vatican City State is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state ruled by the Pope, who is the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church. The highest state functionaries are all Catholic clergy of various origins.
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On 8 February 1849, while Pope Pius IX was in exile in...
- Law of Vatican City
The canon law of the Catholic Church is supreme in the civil...
- Vatican Obelisk
Vatican Obelisk. The Vatican Obelisk is an Egyptian obelisk,...
- Economy of Vatican City
Roman Question; Law of Guarantees; Lateran Treaty (1929)...
- Geography of Vatican City
Map of Vatican City. The geography of Vatican City is unique...
- Vatican Museums
Vatican Museums from outside. The Vatican Museums (Italian:...
- Vatican Hill
The ancient Romans had several opinions about the derivation...
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Gateway in the Vatican with sliding door built in the wall...
- Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City
The Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State (Italian: Corpo...
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6 days ago · In Roman Catholic teachings, the veneration of Mary is a natural consequence of Christology: Jesus and Mary are son and mother, redeemer and redeemed. This sentiment was expressed by Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Redemptoris mater : "At the centre of this mystery, in the midst of this wonderment of faith, stands Mary.
- September 8 (Nativity of Mary)
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2 days ago · First Roman Catholic church since the Reformation, built in 1786 by Thomas Weld to look like a house at Lulworth Castle, East Lulworth, Dorset. In Leyburn's combined tour north and visitation to administer Confirmation, in 1687, some 20,859 Catholics received the sacrament.
- 5.2 million (baptised, 2009)
- London, England
2 days ago · Vatican City, landlocked 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. Its medieval and Renaissance walls form its boundaries except on the southeast at St. Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · A Holy Year usually happens once every 25 years, unless a pope calls an extraordinary one to call attention to a particular issue or celebrate a momentous event. The first Roman Catholic Holy Year ...
2 days ago · Francis (born December 17, 1936, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is the leader who ushered in a new era of the Roman Catholic Church when he was elected pope in 2013. As the first pope from the Western Hemisphere , the first from South America , and the first from the Jesuit order, Francis has brought many reforms to the church and a reputation for ...
1 day ago · Pope Francis presides over the Vespers prayer service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 9, 2024. VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis started the countdown on Thursday to the 2025 Holy Year, or ...
