Vatican City is deemed the smallest country in the world. The city-state in Italy is landlocked in Rome and operates with its own telephone system, post office, gardens, radio station and more ...

As the world mourns Pope Francis, here's what to know about Vatican City. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to ...

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, followed by Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu and San Marino, in that order. Vatican City is around 0.17 square miles and the smallest fully independent ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After the arrest of a Catholic ... and other religious minorities face growing persecution in the country. On May 11, the former bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen ...

Vatican City is set to become the eighth country in the world to generate 100 ... having stated in 2015 that human-induced climate change was one of his main concerns about the future of the ...

Vatican City: Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy. The city, which is historically a ...

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily finances the Catholic Church's central government through ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City The Vatican said on Tuesday ... Laws on cremation and the preservation of ashes vary from country to country. In Italy, it is legal to spread ...

the pope is also the head of Vatican City, a 100-acre sovereign state located in the heart of Rome. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state ...