In this video I talk about the history of Vatican City. How the Papacy established itself in Rome, how it grew into the large and powerful Papal States, and how it transformed itself into the Vatican ...

Returning to Rome on Tuesday night after a short stay in nearby town of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the arms trade “that goes behind every war.” ...

Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world, an enclave tucked inside of Rome -- just 110 acres in area, with fewer than 1,000 residents.