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The official website of Vatican City is in Italian. [3] Previous versions of the website were also available in English, French, German and Spanish. [4] The official website of the Holy See is primarily in Italian, with versions in English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish, and partial versions in Arabic, Chinese and Latin. [5]
The Apostolic Palace [a] is the official residence of the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church, located in Vatican City. It is also known as the Papal Palace, the Palace of the Vatican and the Vatican Palace. The Vatican itself refers to the building as the Palace of Sixtus V, in honor of Pope Sixtus V, who built most of the present form of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. Enclaved Holy See's independent city-state This article is about the city-state in Europe. For the city-state's government, see Holy See. Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian) Status Civitatis Vaticanae (Latin) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale ...
If you'd prefer to watch the midnight mass live, you can stream it on the Vatican Youtube Channel. The Mass begins Dec. 24, at 1:30 p.m. ET ( 7:30 p.m. Central European Standard Time).
Vatican Media owns a library of more than 10,000 recordings, amounting to 4,000 hours of recordings and images of Pope John Paul II's reign since 1984. This library is open to foreign television channels and documentary producers from throughout the world. The Vatican Media Center is open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
[6] [7] The system was donated by SolarWorld, a German manufacturer, and valued at $1.5 million. It was officially placed into service on 26 November 2008, and was awarded the 2008 European Solar Prize [ 8 ] in the category for "Solar architecture and urban development".
Bocelli, who hasn't performed in Vatican City since 2015, was there to celebrate a new light display called "Follow Me: The Life of St. Peter," which ran until October 16.
Pope Francis defended the decision to keep the discussions of a big Vatican meeting on the future of the Catholic Church behind closed doors, saying Monday the three-week conference was a ...