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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 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 ...
The Pope John Paul II bibliography contains a list of works by Pope John Paul II, and works about his life and theology. Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for 26 and a half years (October 1978–April 2005). Works written and published prior to his election to the papacy are attributed to ...
Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's Basilica (their names in Latin and the year of their burial). This chronological list of popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the Annuario Pontificio under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes.
Windswept House: A Vatican Novel is a 1996 novel by former Jesuit priest Malachi Martin. The novel details turmoil within the Catholic Church and corruption in Vatican City. Malachi alleged the novel depicted real events in the form a non-fiction novel similar to the works of Taylor Caldwell, or Truman Capote 's In Cold Blood. [1]
Law No. CCCLI on the Vatican City State Judicial System (March 16, 2020) [1] Text (IT) On transparency, control and competition in the procedures for awarding public contracts of the Holy See and Vatican City State (May 19, 2020) Text; Authenticum charismatis (November 1, 2020) Text; Ab inito (November 21, 2020) Text
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 9 ] It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization .
Most everything in the declaration had been said many times before: the Church has the right to establish Catholic schools; parents have the right to choose the education they want for their children, governments have a duty to fund Catholic schools; and Catholics have a duty to support Catholic schools.
The Vatican Publishing House (Italian: Libreria Editrice Vaticana; Latin: Officina libraria editoria Vaticana; LEV) is a publisher established by the Holy See in 1926. It is responsible for publishing official documents of the Roman Catholic Church, including Papal bulls, event records, and encyclicals, as well as certain Secret Archive documents. [1]