Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs (from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis); the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law); the documents of ...

Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; [b] 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

From the eighth century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City state. [4][5] From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gav...

Vatican City, [f] officially the Vatican City State (Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; [g] Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), [h] [i] is a landlocked sovereign country, [16] [17] city-state, microstate, and enclave surrounded by, and historically a part of, Rome, Italy. [18] [19] It became independent from Italy in 1929 with the Lateran Treaty, and is a distinct territory under "full ...

3 days ago · VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned of the “scourge of antisemitism” in his Angelus prayer on Sunday, the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, noting it marks 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. “The horror of the extermination of millions of Jewish people and others of different faiths during those years must never be forgotten or ...

5 days ago · In 1929 Vatican City’s independent sovereignty was recognized by the Fascist Italian government in the Lateran Treaty. Sovereignty is exercised by the pope upon his election as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He has absolute executive, legislative, and …

2 days ago · The Vatican under Pope Francis has engaged with AI development on numerous occasions; the pope has spoken frequently about the importance of developing and using AI in an ethical manner, and the ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Pope Francis grants an interview to Fabio Fazio for Italian TV channel Nove's Che tempo che fa, announcing that Sr. Raffaella Petrini will be appointed in March to head the Governatorate of Vatican City State.

Jan 5, 2021 · The Vatican City is a city-state, meaning that it is a distinct geographical entity and the world’s smallest country by population and size, with the Pope as the head of state. However, Holy See is not a geographic region or country, but a …

Mar 23, 2022 · The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the reigning pope. The palace is located in Vatican City; North-East of St. Peter’s Basilica and next to the Bastion of Nicholas V