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 ...

Vatican City contains religious and cultural sites such as St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Apostolic Library, and the Vatican Museums. They feature some of the world's most famous paintings and sculptures.

Jan 24, 2025 · Vatican City, landlocked ecclesiastical state, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and an enclave in Rome, situated on the west bank of the Tiber River. Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state.

Jan 15, 2025 · The Vatican City State has toughened sanctions for those who try to illegally enter its territory in areas where free access is not allowed.

4 days ago · A new document examines the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence and calls for “moral and ethical considerations” to be enshrined in all of its applications.

Vatican: the Holy See

The Holy See[7][8] (Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. 'Holy Chair [9] ', Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsaŋkta ˈsedes]; Italian: Santa Sede [ˈsanta ˈsɛːde]), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, [10] is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and the Vatican City State. [11] It encompasses the office of the pope as the bishop of the Apostolic episcopal see of Rome and ...

The Holy See, metonymically called as The Vatican, the governing body of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church and city-state of Vatican City Roman Curia, the administrative apparatus of the Holy See

Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of the Virtuosi at the Pantheon

Nineteenth Vatican Observatory Summ… Twenty-five students from twenty-one countries The Vatican Observatory has announced that 25 students from 21 countries will participate in its 19th Summer School on Astronomy and... 20 January, 2025