Catholic Church in Europe

Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State, often shortened as the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state. Ruled by the pope, it is an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy, and serves as the administrative centre of the Catholic Church. Vatican City is governed by the See of Rome, commonly known as the Holy See, itself a sovereign entity under international law, which maintains its temporal power, governance, diplomacy, and spiritual independence. Vatican is also used as a metonym for the Holy See, which is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City, comprising the pope and the Roman Curia. The independent state of Vatican City came into existence in 1929 via the Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy, which spoke of it as a creation, not as a vestige of the much larger Papal States (756–1870), which had previously encompassed much of Central Italy.

overview of the role of the Catholic Church in Poland

overview of the Catholicism in Estonia

part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church

part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church

part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome

incorporating all communities and institutions of the Catholic Church in Slovakia

catholic church of a place

aspect of religious life in Slovenia

part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church

aspect of religious life in Ukraine

Belgium church

part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church

overview of the role of the Catholic Church in Turkey

overview of the role of the Catholic Church in Portugal

organization

Roman catholicism in the principality of Liechtenstein

overview of the role of the Catholic Church in Russia

overview of the role of the Catholic Church in Romania

part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church

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