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

Examples of the Vatican in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gilbert’s social media accounts did not show him in the Vatican or meeting with the Pope, and there were no images showing Pope Leo with a key to Miami-Dade or holding a Miami Dolphins jersey. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Savonarola is unapologetically altruistic and unflinching in his critique of the Vatican. — Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

The blog report prompted the lawyer for five women who have accused Rupnik to write a scathing critique of the Vatican’s in-house canonical system, in which victims have no right to information about the investigation. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

According to Consorte, the Vatican letter also backs the theory that the statue was made by an antiquarian from Naples, working with the same farmer who claimed to have found it. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026