the Vatican
noun
1
: the place in Rome where the Pope lives and works
2
: the government of the Roman Catholic Church
The Vatican has announced a new appointment.
a Vatican official
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Also on Thursday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
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Jordana Miller, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
The parents of both individuals had prayed to Carlo for help, according to the Vatican.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The crime drama follows a handwritten manuscript of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, which makes its way from the Vatican library to a mob boss in New York, who turns to writer and Dante expert Nick Tosches to verify its authenticity.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The don, Joe Black (John Malkovich), sends them off to the Vatican, where supposedly the original manuscript actually could be verified and brought back to him.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jordana Miller, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
The parents of both individuals had prayed to Carlo for help, according to the Vatican.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The crime drama follows a handwritten manuscript of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, which makes its way from the Vatican library to a mob boss in New York, who turns to writer and Dante expert Nick Tosches to verify its authenticity.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The don, Joe Black (John Malkovich), sends them off to the Vatican, where supposedly the original manuscript actually could be verified and brought back to him.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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“The Vatican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Vatican. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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