Most residents go shopping “abroad” to Rome as well since food is very expensive in Vatican City. There are no beauty specialists or hairdressers, but there is a gym and a fitness coach.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The world's smallest country has a big budget problem. The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily finances the Catholic Church's central government ...

VATICAN CITY — Vietnam formally agreed Thursday to let a Vatican representative live in the country and open an office, a notching up of relations that could have implications down the line for ...

Italy has about 59 million residents and is home to more than 400 state-run museums. ... where Pope Leo XIV was recently elected — which belong to the independent Vatican City.

Vatican City has fewer than 1,000 residents, the majority of whom are clergy, officials, and Swiss Guards. Citizenship is not passed down by birth but granted only for the duration of one's ...

Vatican City, the world’s tiniest country, holds an intriguing record – it hasn’t seen a single birth in 96 years. While that might sound unusual, there’s a fascinating reason behind this ...

The Catholic Jubilee in 2025 is expected to draw 32 million visitors. Officials are proud of the city’s accompanying makeover, but residents lament soaring housing costs and changes in Rome’s ...

The shy 69-year-old Augustinian missionary has eschewed the headline-grabbing protagonism of past pontiffs in favor of a ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis ... Argentina, on December 17, 1936, resident of Vatican City, Vatican citizen, passed away at 7:35 a.m. on 4/21/2025 in his apartment at the Domus Sanctae ...