On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

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At just 0.49 square kilometres, Vatican City is the world's smallest independent state, yet it wields a global spiritual ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

In addition to leading the Catholic Church, the pope is also the head of Vatican City, a 100-acre sovereign state located in the heart of Rome. As the world mourns Pope Francis, here's what to ...

In 1929, the Vatican City State was created with the signing of the Lateran Accords between Pope Pius XI and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, in which Italy recognised papal sovereignty over the ...