Discover why Vatican City, the heart of the Catholic Church, remains an independent city-state entirely surrounded by Rome.

February 11 is a national holiday inItaly. The date marks the anniversary of three historic pacts: the Lateran Treaty, which formally constituted Vatican City as an independent territorial state ...

ROME -- The Vatican and the Italian government became reconciled today. Plenipotentiaries for both sides met at a table in the historic St. John Lateran palace and signed the agreement ending the ...

Vatican City was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. It became an independent state in February 1929, as defined by the Lateran Treaty. Vatican City is deemed the smallest country in ...

In this 1929 deal, the Lateran Treaty, the Italian authorities also recognized Vatican City as a sovereign entity. The bulk of the Vatican’s properties are in Rome and used to house church ...

Nevertheless, the Vatican refused to pay the taxes—which might run upwards of $15 million a year-citing the Lateran Treaty of 1929 between Pope Pius XI and Mussolini.

The Vatican is the world's smallest country, ruled by the Pope, with its own laws, bank, and army. Formed in 1929, it holds billions in assets and global influence far beyond its tiny size.

Vatican history traces back to the martyrdom of St. Peter and the establishment of St. Peter’s Basilica by Emperor Constantine in the 4th century. The Pope’s temporal influence grew with the Papal ...

This commission is tasked with monitoring AI activities, preparing implementation laws, issuing biannual reports on AI within Vatican City and areas governed under the Lateran Treaty. Trending 1 ...

The Vatican City State’s first decree regulating the use of artificial intelligence quietly came ... issuing biannual reports on AI within Vatican City and areas governed under the Lateran Treaty.