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May 18, 2023 · Pope Francis issues new constitution for Vatican City State May 13, 2023. The new “Fundamental Law of Vatican City State” will go into effect June 7.
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.
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Nov 26, 2000 · On May 13, 2023, His Holiness Pope Francis issued a new constitution for Vatican City State, which is to enter into effect on June 7, 2023 Background to the New Constitution Fundamental Law of Vatican City State (Legge Fondamentale dello Stato Della Città del Vaticano) is the third constitution of Vatican City State in history, replacing the ...
Jul 31, 2015 · Vatican City has long been a magnet for tourists, thanks to the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica, as well as a pilgrimage destination for the planet’s 1.2 billion Catholics—which is ...
Mar 21, 2023 · religious persecution. Holy See draws attention to people facing religious persecution. Addressing the UN's council on Human Rights, the Vatican representative of the Holy See's Permanent Mission to the United Nations highlights the ongoing plight of people being persecuted for their religious beliefs. By Vatican News staff writer.
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.