The name comes from Mons Vaticanus, the hill upon which the Vatican is built.
In Vatican City, thus the name Vatican Council II.
No it is on the Vatican Hill, hence the name.
Vatican is the name of an independent country, not of a church.
The current (2014) head of state of the Vatican is Pope Francis.
The Sistine Chapel is one of many found in the Vatican but the most famous.
The Sistine Chapel.
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Vatican City
Vatican City.
Vatican City has no mayor, but an appointed president. Vatican City did not exist in 1889. It was formed in 1929 with the signing of the Lateran Treaty.
The Vatican Museum has many small museums, like the Egyptian Museum and the tapestries.
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