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

Saunders is one of the most senior Australian Catholics to be convicted in a global clergy abuse scandal that has besieged the Vatican for years. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

The principal also says the school is hoping to get an audience with the Pope during their trip to the Vatican. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The Sox didn’t win another World Series for 86 years, lacking the kind of divine intervention the Sox bring up so often now that their biggest fan is in the Vatican, writes Paul Sullivan. — Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Now the Vatican has stepped in again, defending its conception of human dignity and the purpose of creation in the face of the AI revolution. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026