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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Gates visited Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to confirm his relation to Pierre and Justin Trudeau, Hillary Clinton, Justin Bieber, Angelina Jolie and Madonna, previously reported by The New York Times.
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Mendonça’s singular legal case lay buried in the Vatican archives for centuries.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The Dicastery for Bishops organizes such appointments, via the Vatican’s ambassador to the country—the nuncio.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The subway line will eventually run beneath Roman landmarks including Trajan's Column, the Basilica of Maxentius and the Vatican, in addition to Renaissance palaces.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Mendonça’s singular legal case lay buried in the Vatican archives for centuries.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The Dicastery for Bishops organizes such appointments, via the Vatican’s ambassador to the country—the nuncio.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The subway line will eventually run beneath Roman landmarks including Trajan's Column, the Basilica of Maxentius and the Vatican, in addition to Renaissance palaces.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Vatican
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“The Vatican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Vatican. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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