All the bishops in the world met in the Vatican, at St. Peter's Basilica off and on for three years beginning in 1962 through 1965. They discussed and vote on various documents, which then had to be approved by the reigning Pope, and were published. You can see the documents at the link below, and pictures of the Council at the second link.
Pope John XXIII called for Vatican 2.
tourists, pilgrims some for religious reasons. some for the 'I've been to the vatican city' feel
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Latin was used in the Vatican, and still is for official purposes. However, the most common language heard in the Vatican is Italian.
Eichmann was helped after World War 2 by the Vatican. Please see the links.
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Pope John XXIII.
San Marino and the Vatican city are both surrounded by Italy.
Vatican II was held in four sessions in the autumn of the years 1962-1965.
The smallest country in the world, Vatican City, covers an area of approximately 0.17 square miles, while Monaco is about 0.78 square miles. Both are sovereign states and have very small territorial sizes.
That is a difficult position to achieve. To be a citizen of the Vatican you must be one of the following: 1.) The Pope 2.) A cardinal assigned to work in the Vatican. 3.) Certain members of the Papal Diplomatic Corps. There are actually only about 220 citizens of the Vatican.