The Vatican, the smallest state in the world, possesses a unique and complex legal, administrative, and spiritual structure designed to guarantee the independence of the pope and allow the Church to ...

At just 44 hectares, Vatican City is officially the smallest country in the world. It’s so small that many visitors are ...

At just 0.49 square kilometres, Vatican City is the world's smallest independent state, yet it wields a global spiritual influence unlike any other. Governed by the Pope and home to the Roman Catholic ...

Vatican City is often described as the smallest country in the world, both in size and population. It officially became an ...

The Vatican closed 2024 with a budget surplus of 1.6 million euros ($1.85 million), it said on Wednesday, signalling a turnaround after years of deficits that had frustrated Church leaders, including ...

What looks like a tiny dot on the map turns out to be one of the most remarkable places in Europe, where centuries of faith and culture sit side by side ...