The Pope.
There have been two Vatican Councils.
There are specific departments that deal with health, security, telecommunications, etc. in the Vatican. These are associated with the civil governance of the Vatican and are separate from the ecclesiastical governance.
The Vatican has always been located where it is currently found.
No, there is no hospital in Vatican City.
Catholic AnswerOf course not. The Vatican is the seat of the Pope, who is the Vicar of Christ. He is answerable to God. Clarification:The Vatican does not answer to the Mafia. However, in recent years it has been discovered that certain corrupt officials of the Vatican banking system have been laundering money for the Mafia. Hopefully, these criminals have been eliminated from the system.
Vatican City has only been an independent country ruled by the pope since the Lateran Treaty was signed in 1929.
The area called the Vatican existed in the times of the early Roman Republic. It was a swampy area west of the Tiber. The Vatican became an independent city-state in 1929 with the signing of the Lateran Treaty.
The Vatican has been the traditional home of the pope for many hundreds of years.
tourists, pilgrims some for religious reasons. some for the 'I've been to the vatican city' feel
No, unless you have been granted employment there and promised housing, the casual person can not simpy move to the Vatican. It is a very small country and housing is very limited.
There is no concrete evidence to suggest that the Vatican possesses the Holy Grail. The Holy Grail is a legendary artifact associated with Christian mythology, and its existence and location remain a subject of speculation and debate.
The Vatican Church has many more years ahead of it as long as people continue to believe in God and are devote Catholics. The Vatican Church has been around since the 16th century.