The Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, and yet it is home to one of the world's largest religions: the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis, head of state of Vatican City, died on ...

One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial. He has inherited the Holy See’s chronic, 50 million to 60 million euro ($57-68 million) structural deficit, a 1 billion euro ...

The country also produces its own coins and stamps. The Holy See is the governing body of the Catholic Church, operating from Vatican City. It is led by the pope. The framework of Vatican City's ...

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem. It primarily finances the Catholic Church’s central government through donations that have ...