Vatican
noun
Vat·i·can
ˈva-ti-kən 
1
: the papal headquarters in Rome
2
: the papal government
Vatican
adjective
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Newsweek contacted the Vatican for comment via the affiliated Vatican News service by email and Hillary Clinton via the Clinton Foundation's online inquiry form for comment on Friday.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Pope Francis simultaneously created a Vatican fundraising foundation to keep it and other Catholic hospitals afloat.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Muir recently reported live from Vatican City as Cardinal Robert Prevost became the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 June 2025
In what ways was Vatican II thought to be more progressive than the previous ways the church had taught?
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Pope Francis simultaneously created a Vatican fundraising foundation to keep it and other Catholic hospitals afloat.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Muir recently reported live from Vatican City as Cardinal Robert Prevost became the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 June 2025
In what ways was Vatican II thought to be more progressive than the previous ways the church had taught?
—Literary Hub, 29 May 2025
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“Vatican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vatican. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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