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 Description: Vatican City formally known as the State of the Vatican City or Vatican City State (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanę and Italian: Stato della Cittą del Vaticano) is a sovereign landlocked enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy. The modern-day home of the popes, it is the smallest independent state in the world in terms of area and population. Its borders are coextensive with the Holy See, the ecclesiastical seat of the Roman Catholic Church and its Eastern Rite.
The Head of State is the Pope; the Heads of Government are the Secretary of State and Governor of Vatican City (sometimes referred to as the President of Vatican City). Currently, they are Pope Benedict XVI of Germany, Angelo Cardinal Sodano of Italy and Edmund Cardinal Szoka of the United States, respectively. The governance of the Holy See is separate, consisting of the Roman Curia in turn consisting of members of the College of Cardinals. The Heads of Government are concurrently agents of the Roman Curia.
The city takes its name from Mons Vaticanus, also known as Vatican Hill. Mons Vaticanus and the adjacent Vatican Fields upon which St. Peter's Basilica and its Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace and museums were built, predates Christendom.
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| Resource Specification | | CustomTeaserText: | Vatican City formally known as the State of the Vatican City or Vatican City State (Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanę and Italian: Stato della Cittą del Vaticano) is a sovereign landlocked enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy. The modern-day home of the popes, it is the smallest independent state in the world in terms of area and population. Its borders are coextensive with the Holy See, the ecclesiastical seat of the Roman Catholic Church and its Eastern Rite. | | Date Added: | 24pm30UTC_f2005Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:02:53 +000006pm30 |
| Last Updated: | 24pm30UTC_f2005Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:02:53 +000006pm30 | | Author: | admin |
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