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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But he’s journeyed to Lourdes and Our Lady of Guadalupe, both of which the Vatican has officially recognized as supernatural Marian apparitions.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Four-and-a-half centuries later, almost nothing has changed inside the Vatican's Studio del Mosaico, the Mosaic Workshop.
—Chris Livesay, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Leo, who studied canon law, has spent much of his first eleven months in office assessing the Vatican internally, like a new chief executive getting to know a firm’s culture before initiating strategies for optimal performance.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Last month, officials said 51 inmates would be freed as a goodwill gesture toward the Vatican.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Four-and-a-half centuries later, almost nothing has changed inside the Vatican's Studio del Mosaico, the Mosaic Workshop.
—Chris Livesay, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Leo, who studied canon law, has spent much of his first eleven months in office assessing the Vatican internally, like a new chief executive getting to know a firm’s culture before initiating strategies for optimal performance.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Last month, officials said 51 inmates would be freed as a goodwill gesture toward the Vatican.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
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