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  1. www.theguardian.com › 10 › vatican-city-secret-worldPope and ceremony: the secret world of Vatican City

    Sep 10, 2016 · The headquarters of the Catholic church is a closely guarded city-state – centuries old and resistant to change. Can Pope Francis drag it into the 21st century? Guardian photographer Christian...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vatican_CityVatican City - Wikipedia

    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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  4. www.ncregister.com › commentaries › why-vatican-iiWhy Vatican II Called the Church the ‘People of God’

    Feb 26, 2024 · With this biblical framework in mind, the text of Chapter 2 of Lumen Gentium conveys both the Church’s special identity as well as her openness to all persons. While the term “People of God ...

  5. www.vatican.va › content › catechismParagraph 3. THE CHURCH IS ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, AND APOSTOLIC

    811 "This is the sole Church of Christ, which in the Creed we profess to be one, holy, catholic and apostolic." 256 These four characteristics, inseparably linked with each other, 257 indicate essential features of the Church and her mission. the Church does not possess them of herself; it is Christ who, through the Holy Spirit, makes his Church one, holy, catholic, and apostolic, and it is he ...

  6. www.vatican.va › content › catechismParagraph 2. THE CHURCH - PEOPLE OF GOD, BODY OF ... - Vatican

    803 "You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people" (⇒ 1 Pet 2:9). 804 One enters into the People of God by faith and Baptism. "All men are called to belong to the new People of God" (LG 13), so that, in Christ, "men may form one family and one People of God" (AG 1). 805 The Church is the Body of Christ.

  7. www.nationalgeographic.com › travel › articleA Guide to the Holy City of Rome, Italy - National Geographic

    Apr 1, 2016 · April 01, 2016. • 3 min read. Rome, the Eternal City, is home to Vatican City, the 109-acre city-state run by the Catholic Church and the seat of Roman Catholicism. At St. Peter’s Basilica ...

  8. rome.us › the-vatican-city › st-peters-basilicaSt Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City - Rome.us

    Construction of the present basilica, which replaced Old St. Peter’s Basilica from the 4th century AD, began on 18 April, 1506, until 18 November 1626. The Pope of the time, Nicholas V, commissioned the restoration of the basilica to Bernardo Rossellino, who wanted to demolish the old church and build a new one.