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- Independence from Italy: February 11, 1929
- Sovereign: Pope Benedict XVI
- Area: 0.17 sq mi; 110 acres (smallest in the world)
- Currency: Euro
- Population: roughly 800
- Military: The Swiss Guard (around 100 soldiers)
- Government: Theocratic Monarchy
- "Capital" of the Catholic Church
- In 2009 the Vatican announced the number of new priests was on the riseUSA Today: Vatican: After decline, number of priests rises slowly (February 28, 2009)
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The Vatican is a sovereign city-state located within the city of Rome. It is the world's smaller country, the center of the Catholic faith and the residence of The Pope since the 14th Century.
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Landmarks
- Saint Peters Basilica—According to tradition, the burial site of Saint Peter; built over 100 years, between the 16th and 17th centuries; holds over 60,000 worshipers.
- Sistine Chapel—Famous for Michelangelo fresco, God Creates Adam.
- Saint Peters Square
- Papal Palace
- Vatican Pinacoteca (art gallery)
- Vatican Library
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On YouTube
The Vatican announced in January 2009 that they would be launching their own YouTube channel, a move many saw as a large step towards the modernization of the Catholic sovereign-city into new media resources. Details of The Vatican's involvement with YouTube were announced in a press conference on January 23, 2009. The Vatican will serve as a digital communication for the papacy and will use the YouTube username vaticanit. Pope Benedict XVI praised social media as a "gift to humanity" during the press conference.The Associated Press: Vatican launches Pope YouTube channel
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The Vatican Weather
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Current ConditionsVatican City, as of Sat, 02 Jan 2010 6:15 am CET
Partly Cloudy
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AM Showers/WindHigh: 53°F (11°C)
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The Vatican Questions
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Who built the obelisk near the Vatican? 1 Answerhttp://vitalesbellavista.com/Italy-Rome-Vatican-obelisk.jpg Saint Peter Square, also known as Piazza del Popolo (Peoples Square) with the Obelisk as the center... read more -
Does the Vatican have a space observatory? 1 AnswerI think you are asking about the Vatican Observatory. It's one of the oldest astronomical observatories in existence. They have had it so long for the same reas... read more -
Is the Vatican really going to boycott Angels and Demons? 1 AnswerAccording to CNN, it doesn't sound like the Vatican is too bothered about the movie at all. Read more here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/ent.ang... read more -
Vatican meeting today-who thinks that Pope Benedict will ask Obama to tame those wild American nuns? 1 AnswerI do not think the Pope will ask for that. I think the Pope will ask more important things. Like, what he is thinking on doing with those people that want prie... read more
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The Vatican News
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Candidate for Sainthood: Pius XII's Wartime Record
Although the Vatican insists that moving Pope Pius XII toward sainthood will not injure Catholic-Jewish relations, there should be little doubt about ... (January 01, 2010)New York Times -
Uganda Catholic Priests Form New Church
Vatican officials said the priests were now considered outside the Catholic Church and would likely be excommunicated. The creation of the splinter ... (December 31, 2009)New York Times -
Vatican reviews security after Pope knocked down at Midnight Mass
ROME (UK Catholic Herald) - The Vatican is reassessing its security arrangements after a woman dragged Pope Benedict XVI to the ground as he processed into ... (December 28, 2009)Catholic Online -
US Appeals Court Nixes Vatican Bank Holocaust Suit
By NICOLE WINFIELD AP Writer AP An American appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by Holocaust survivors who alleged the Vatican bank accepted ... (December 29, 2009)ABC News
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The Vatican Blogs
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The Vatican Copyrights The Pope | Miscellanea Agnostica
The Vatican made a declaration on the protection of the figure of the Pope on Saturday morning. The statement seeks to establish and safeguard the name, image and any symbols of the Pope as being expressly for official use of the Hol... (January 01, 2010)agnostic-library.com -
The Vatican Adores Marx - Marxists Adore Gaia - And Lucifer Grins ...
Despite all this Marxist blasphemy, the Vatican is now rehabilitating Karl Marx' work as particularly relevant today - although 2 years ago, the Pope accused Marx of having destroyed the human spirit - and in spite of Marx calling ..... (January 01, 2010)euro-med.dk -
VirtueOnline - News - Anglicans Swimming The Tiber - The Vatican's ...
VirtueOnline is the world's largest Orthodox Anglican Internet News Service, serving 1000's of readers in 45 countries and 5 continents. (December 31, 2009)virtueonline.org -
Court: Vatican Bank can't be tried in U.S. for storing Nazi loot ...
Read more at: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1138702.html "An American appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by Holocaust survivors who alleged the Vatican. (January 01, 2010)atheistnews.blogs.fi
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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That report was commissioned by U.S. bishops, not the Vatican. Sorry about that. http://rfw6.cli.gs/3e3NnE
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Vatican reveals Secret Archives:collection of docs from Vatican’s Secret Archives have been published for the 1st time. http://bit.ly/6Gb1NY
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"CALL THE VATICAN, WE'VE GOT OURSELVES ANOTHER IMMACULATE CONCEPTION" .... watching me some glee and eating some dunkaroos. ohlife.
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Pope calling for respect, peace for the beginning of new year (The Martinsburg Journal): VATICAN CITY (AP) - Po.. http://bit.ly/4rDY8q
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