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

Go back one more invader and give the Holy Land to the Vatican. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

The threat — and consequence — of force majeure was top of mind heading into his next public installation, at the Vatican Apostolic Library in Rome. — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

The pope is expected to travel to South America in early November, the Vatican said. — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Set in the 1980s, the series will follow Marckinkus from his beginnings as Pope Paul VI’s unofficial bodyguard to his tenure at the helm of the Vatican’s finances. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026