The pope, currently Pope Francis, is the head of the Vatican today - September 21 of 2015.
Vatican City is the residence of the head of the Roman Catholic Church, namely the Pope.
The Pope is the head of state of the Vatican.
The Vatican is the smallest independent state in the world and its capital is the Vatican City. It is surrounded by the Italian capital city Rome. The head of the Catholic Church (the Pope) resides in its Apolistic Palace.It is the home of the world famous St. Peters Basillica.
The Vatican is not a republic, it is a monarchy with the pope as the head of state.
The current (2014) head of state of the Vatican is Pope Francis.
No, the Vatican is the home of the Pope, who is head of the Catholic Church.
The current head of state of the Vatican (2014) is Pope Francis.
The Bishop of Rome, otherwise known as the Pope. He is the head of the Roman Catholic church and the Vatican city.
The pope is the ruler of Vatican City (which is a country).
The Sistine Chapel
Francis lives in the Vatican and he is the head of state of this small independent country.
There is no elected president in the Vatican. There is a pope who is elected in a secret conclave by the cardinals. The Pope is the head of state of the Vatican.