Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State, is a landlocked sovereign 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 remains in critical condition after suffering an asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia. The..
Pope Francis' health continues to improve, the Vatican says
In a statement, the Holy See said the pontiff's haemodynamic..
The Vatican has said Pope Francis has bilateral pneumonia but remains in good spirits.
Orthodox Christians participated in blessing of the waters ceremonies, while Catholics in the Vatican attended Mass in St. Peter's..
