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  1. 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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  2. blogs.loc.gov › law › 2012The Current Legislation on Citizenship in the Vatican City ...

    Jul 18, 2012 · CXXXI of 2011, issued by Pope Benedict XVI, contains the current legislation on citizenship of the Vatican City State. To understand the context of Law n. CXXXI of 2011, it is helpful to understand the historic background of the creation of the Vatican City State. The Papal States were a group of territories located in the central part of the ...

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  4. www.vaticannews.va › en › vatican-cityHoly See: Religious freedom is violated in one third of the ...

    Feb 29, 2024 · Human rights, including those against freedom of thought, conscience and religion, continue to be violated on an alarming scale across the globe, the Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Geneva said on Wednesday. Discrimination and persecution of believers are on the rise

  5. www.washingtonpost.com › world › europeThe Vatican has three jail cells, one prisoner — and suddenly ...

    Oct 14, 2021 · VATICAN CITY — It's one of the few parts of the Vatican readily accessible to the public: a small office, steps inside the city-state's border, where Catholics can purchase certificates of papal ...

  6. www.vaticannews.va › en › popePope to Catholics in Holy Land: May hope arise from seeds ...

    Mar 27, 2024 · Pope Francis has written to Catholics in the Holy Land, assuring them that they are daily in his thoughts and prayers. “I embrace all of you, in the variety of your rites, dear Catholic faithful living throughout the Holy Land,” he writes, adding, “In a particular way, I embrace those most affected by the senseless tragedy of war: the ...

  7. www.dw.com › en › building-the-vatican-secretsBuilding the Vatican - Secrets behind the Holy City - DW

    Nov 29, 2023 · The seat of the Pope, Vatican City is the focal point for 1.3 billion Catholics around the world. And it is a place shrouded in secrets. In the 4th century AD, the Roman Emperor Constantine...

  8. www.vaticannews.va › en › vatican-cityHoly See decries racism against migrants and religious ...

    Oct 31, 2023 · By Lisa Zengarini. The Holy See has reiterated its calls to address “decisively” the “pernicious and abhorrent evil of racism” in all its forms and to stem related religious intolerance, discrimination, and persecution.