Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State, is a landlocked country, city-state, microstate, and enclave surrounded by, and historically a part of, Rome, Italy. It became independent from Italy in 1929 with the Lateran Treaty, and is a distinct territory under "full ownership, exclusive dominion, and sovereign authority and jurisdiction" of the Holy See, which is itself a sovereign entity under international law, maintaining the city-state's temporal power, governance, diplomatic, and spiritual independence. The Vatican is also a metonym for the pope, the Holy See, and the Roman Curia.
Pope Francis has been discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome after receiving treatment for over five weeks. The 88-year-old..
Vatican release photograph of Pope Francis celebrating Mass in hospital chapel
The Vatican released the first photograph..
Pope Francis remains in critical but stable condition
In a short update on Wednesday morning, the Vatican said Pope..
Pope Francis remains in critical condition after suffering an asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia. The..
