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.
Thousands of pilgrims and mourners from around the world are gathering at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City to pay their final..
In a historic moment following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican has sealed the Apostolic Palace using traditional red wax..
POPE's Last Rites: Pope Francis’ funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter’s Square. The Vatican expects..
Apostolic Palace sealed after Pope Francis' death
Following the death of Pope Francis, Vatican officials sealed his..
Pope Francis died of stroke and subsequent irreversable heart failure, says Vatican
Pope Francis decreed he would be..
