Vatican City

Absolutely not! The Church fully expects and is anxiously anticipating the return of Jesus.

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.

The Lateran Treaty that created the Vatican as an independent country was signed on February 11, 1929, and ratified by the Italian parliament on June 7, 1929.

There are many pictures of St. Peter's at the first link below, the second link has an entire tour, pictures, and explanations.

The Vatican is located in central Italy, totally surrounded by the city of Rome.
West of central Rome, across the Tiber River.

About the only voting in Vatican City is when a papal conclave is held. Only the cardinal electors vote in that.

The Catholic Church has been a monarchy ever since Our Lord appointed Peter as the head of his new Church. For hundreds of years the Pope was the absolute monarch of the Papal States that were ruled from Rome. The Pope lost the Papal States during the reunification of Italy. The Vatican at that time was simply a neighborhood in Rome where the Church was headquartered. In 1929 the Lateran Treaty was signed between the papacy and the Italian government. At that time the Vatican was recognized as an independent country - a city state. So, Vatican City has been ruled as a monarchy since 1929.

The Easter Lily

Vatican City is a country within Rome, the smallest country in the world.

With the exception of visitors, there really are few, if any, children in the Vatican.

All members of the papal body guard (Swiss Guards) are from the country of Switzerland.

Vatican City is not called the Holy See. Vatican City is the home and headquarters for the Holy See - the governance of the Catholic Church. The name derives from the Latin Sancta Sedes - Holy Seat and is the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, the episcopal see of the Bishop of Rome—the Pope.

The dome of Saint Peter's which is 452 feet at its highest.

The Holy Year at the Vatican - 1950 was released on:

USA: 1 October 1950

Outwardly the Vatican is an Ally of the United States. Inwardly the United States has been a thorn to the Vatican's quest for global dominance through religion. During the 16th Century the Protestant Reformation exposed many corrupt practices of the Vatican, men such as Martin Luther, John Wycliffe and Jan Hus were just a few who betrayed the Pope. The practice of Indulgences, idol worship and the Pope's so called Infallibility were the main topics. This movement wounded the Vatican. The Protestant movement in the United States still holds many Religious denominations that believe the Vatican is a threat to their Religious Liberties. And Historically the Vatican has not been a friend to protestant ideologies. It is because of these Historic facts that these denominations are able to put up a decent argument against the Vatican. In recent years many of the protestant churches have dropped their hostility against the Catholic Church to work together on political and religious issues such as abortion. There are still many issues concerning the Vatican's workings with the Nazi's during World War two. Evidence has shown the many within the Vatican were working with Hitler, and even towards the end of the war the Vatican was able to hide some of the Nazi war criminal in South America. Some Jewish organisations to this day say that the Vatican holds millions dollars worth of gold and art belonging to the Jews from that era. In the Dictates of the Pope Number 22. it states. " That the Roman church has never erred; nor will it err to all eternity, the Scripture bearing witness" To this day the Vatican still holds this statement to be true. Therefore many still believe the Vatican to still be an enemy to the State and too Religious Freedom as well.

You ask "Is Vatican City an enemy or and ally of the US? It is a question of opinion of ones beliefs. If we answer this question on History and Fact, then yes, If we answer this question without History and Fact, then no.

Vatican euro coins are issued by the Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State and minted by Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS), in Rome, Italy. The euro is the official currency of the Vatican City, although the Vatican is not a member of the European Union. They are still being minted.

The Vatican declaration on sexual ethics is known as Persona Humana and can be accessed at the link below. It's subtitle in English is DECLARATION ON CERTAIN QUESTIONS CONCERNING SEXUAL ETHICS, see link below.

The economy of the Vatican is developed. It is supported by donations from Catholics from around the world, from investments, from sale of religious items and souvenirs and from museum admissions.

According to his dying wish, his heart was buried in Rome (at Sant'Agata dei Goti, then the chapel of the Irish College), not in the Vatican.

No, it is not in France. The Vatican City is within Italy, but is considered a separate state.

The tomb of Saint Peter determined the location of St. Peter's Basilica.

The main industry is production of coins

Before the Vatican became an independent country in 1929 the pope lived in the same place as today but it was part of Rome, Italy.

Primarily the 16th century, though finished in the 17th. (Constructed 1506-1626)