A United Nations official confirms that the flag of the Holy See will be raised for the first time outside U.N headquarters the morning of Pope Francis' first visit.

New York City, N.Y., Sep 22, 2015 / 18:03 pm. For the first time, the Holy See's distinct white and yellow flag will fly alongside the flags of United Nation's countries in honor of Pope Francis ...

About 60 Holy See employees are the first accredited members of Vatican Athletics. They include Swiss Guards, priests, nuns, pharmacists and even a 62-year-old professor who works in the Vatican's ...

The flag of the Holy See will go up without any fanfare, CBC was told, sometime in the coming days, and will be flying by the time the Palestinians hold their own flag-raising ceremony on Sept. 30.

The Vatican flag is flying for the first time at the United Nation, raised without fanfare or ceremony just before Pope Francis arrives to address the U.N. General Assembly.

UNITED NATIONS – The Holy See said Monday the Vatican flag will be raised for the first time at the United Nations just before Pope Francis arrives on Friday morning — without any ceremony.

Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri made hand signals that appeared to imitate the double-headed eagle on the Albanian flag. Sunday 24 June 2018 22:15, UK.

U.N. officials, after consulting with the Holy See, decided to raise the flag on the morning of Sept. 25, so that it will be flying when Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive at 8:30am.

By the end of the month, two new flags will be flying outside the United Nations headquarters in New York – the Palestinian flag and that of the Holy See, the central government of the Roman Catholic ...