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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Cameroon authorities made a last-minute change to the program, the Vatican said Wednesday.
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ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2024, the Vatican garnered much attention for its pavilion featuring work by Maurizio Cattelan at the Giudecca Women’s Prison, with help from inmates in the prison.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Missionary pope Leo’s Africa trip will see him outside of the Vatican for the longest time since his election, and the constant travel in the country has echoes of his time as a missionary and bishop in Latin America.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
How Francis changed church’s foreign policy Part of the change – at least at the Vatican end – is reflected in the church’s relationship with political power, as Loughborough University researcher Massimo D’Angelo pointed out.
—Kalpana Jain, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2024, the Vatican garnered much attention for its pavilion featuring work by Maurizio Cattelan at the Giudecca Women’s Prison, with help from inmates in the prison.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Missionary pope Leo’s Africa trip will see him outside of the Vatican for the longest time since his election, and the constant travel in the country has echoes of his time as a missionary and bishop in Latin America.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
How Francis changed church’s foreign policy Part of the change – at least at the Vatican end – is reflected in the church’s relationship with political power, as Loughborough University researcher Massimo D’Angelo pointed out.
—Kalpana Jain, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
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