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

The 71-year-old’s lung cancer surgery led some in the Vatican to believe his trip to Latin America would be postponed or its intense schedule adjusted. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Speaking at the same briefing Tuesday, Maria Montserrat Alvarado, the Vatican’s new communications chief, said Leo was grateful for the concern about his health and the demands the journey might make on him. — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio met with Pope Francis at the Vatican in January 2016 to discuss the climate crisis. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026

But the Vatican shifted when the Polish cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyla became Pope John Paul II in 1978. — Eben Levey, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026