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The Pontifical Universities

The Pontifical Universities are Roman Catholic universities which were established and are directly under the authority of the Holy See. The Pontifical Universities are licensed to grant academic degrees in sacred faculties, among them Canon Law, Philosophy, Sacred Theology and Sacred Scripture.

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Vatican I

The formal meeting of the First Vatican Council was called by Pope Pius IX on 29th June 1868, in the Vatican Basilica. The first session of the Vatican Council took place in St. Peter’s Basilica on 8th December 1869, in which the Pope attended and he was the president of the council. The council was formed to make several decisions about the Catholic Church and its governance but its best-known decision was its decision of papal infallibility.

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Vatican City Facts

There are numerous facts about the Vatican City; some are famous while others may be unknown to some people. Most of these facts are about what to see at the Vatican or what to do in the Vatican. Here is a few of these facts. First, Vatican City is a landlocked independent state and it has a territory that consists of a walled conclave within the city of Rome, Italy.

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Vatican News

Vatican City is an independent state and therefore it definitely has lots of news to distribute to its citizens and followers. The Pope is the president of the Vatican City and all the activities he does are followed by Catholics and other people from all parts of the world. There are different channels through which Vatican disseminates its news to the world.

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Vatican Radio

Vatican Radio is the official broadcasting services of the Vatican. All official communication of Vatican, including Vatican news, is made through the Vatican Radio. The radio was set up in 1931 by Guglielmo Marconi, and it offers its programs in 47 different languages today. The broadcasting is sent out on short wave, medium wave, FM, satellite and the internet. The Vatican Radio served as a major source of news for the Allies during the World War II and the rise of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.

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The Vatican library

The Vatican library is one of the oldest libraries in the world. It is an exclusive library of the Holy See, which is located in Vatican City. This library has historical collections that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The Vatican library was formally established in the year 1475

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The Vatican's government

Vatican City was established as an independent state in the year 1929 by the Lateran Treaty. The general politics and governance of the Vatican City are undertaken by the head of the Catholic Church, the Pope. The Pope is the one the head of the Vatican government and is in charge of the Vatican's wealth. The Pope exercises ex officio supreme legislative, executive and judicial power over the state of the Vatican City.

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The Vatican archives

The Vatican secret archives are located in the Vatican City. These archives are under the ownership of the serving Pope until death or resignation. The Vatican secrets mainly contains the state papers, correspondence, papal account books, plus many other documents that have been accumulated by the church over the centuries.Originally, the Vatican Secret Archives were in the Vatican Library but they were separated in the 17th century under the orders of Pope Paul V.

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Vatican Coins

Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world and it is not a member of the European Union. Despite its small size, Vatican is an independent state with its own system and organs of governance and therefore it is responsible for all the requirements of a Sovereign state. Vatican City sells its own coins and stamps. like many other macro states of Europe the sale of the stamps and coins is one of the major sources of the Vatican’s revenue. Since the year 2002, the Vatican coins have had euro denominations.

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The Vatican Observatory

The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical research institutes in the world. It was originally based in the Roman College of Rome. Currently, the headquarters of the Vatican Observatory are in Castel Gandolfo, Italy.The history of the Vatican Observatory is related to the great interest the Catholic Church had in astronomy.

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