Vatican City

The name of the chapel where Michelangelo made his mast famous painting is the Sistine Chapel.

Nobody has ever counted the windows in the Vatican. There are thousands.

in my own words i think that the pope teach people about god and praying to the people

There is no actual wall surrounding the Vatican. In some areas, such as the Papal Gardens, there is a wall but in many areas the only thing that separates the Vatican from the city of Rome is a white line painted on the street or walkway.

The pope says mass daily, usually in his private chapel.

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.

The Church instituted a three year cycle of Sunday readings and a two year cycle of weekday readings to enable the people to hear more of the Old Testament and virtually all of the New Testament. The language was also changed to the common language of the people.

From about the sixth century to 1870, the Popes were religious leaders, and also secular rulers over a swath of territory across the middle of the Italian Peninsula. The size and configuration of this territory varied greatly over the centuries, as did all the other Italian city-states that made up the peninsula. After the fall of Napoleon, the Kingdom of Piedmont -Sardinia began to conquer all the other Italian states, one by one, culminating in the conquest of Rome in 1870. The Pope then, Pius IX, believed he could not rule the Catholic Church without a sovereign, essentially politically neutral base, so from 1870 to 1929 Pius IX and his successors shut themselves up in the Vatican Palace, claiming they were the "Prisoners of Rome", and all the while hurling invectives and anathemas against the Royal Italian Government several blocks away in Rome itself.

Mussolini came to power in 1922, and he wanted to end the conflict between the Catholic Church and the Italian state, simply because it was a divisive factor. Most Italians were Catholic, and Mussolini saw the opposition of the Pope as a real problem in national unity for a budding dictator. So, he negotiated a treaty whereby the Pope was made the sovereign of independent Vatican City State, smaller than Monaco, Andorra, San Marino, or Liechtenstein. To compensate the Papacy for the loss of several hundred square miles of prime Italian real estate, Mussolini paid a tidy sum in Italian state bonds and cash.

Thus, the Vatican City State was created in 1929 through the Lateran Treaty entered into by Benito Mussolini and Pope Pius XI.

Way too much to cover in a quick answer site like WikiAnswers. The Vatican's website is at the link below, it should give you an overview. The Vatican houses St. Peter's Basilica, the Pope and his residence. There are numerous discasteries which run the universal Church and take care of various problems for the Pope. It is also the head of the various congregations that take care of various seminaries and other Church related functions in the Vatican and in Rome, and in the world.

Vatican City has an autonomous government, complete with a national currency, post office and flag. The Catholic pope resides here as both a political and religious leader. The Catholic Church desires the maintenance of this state so that no nation may claim the pope for its own and thus attempt to influence or control the Church via political means.

they do this because its very special church people as it has been in

London for over two centuries including that it has been burnt down many times

There is no juvenile population so there is no need for ( On base) schooling facilities. on the other hand there are various religious academies which are in a sense adult educational facilities. There are no well, local juvenile schools as no children live on the grounds. Does that answer your question?

Probably the foreign relations branch for the host country. For example, the State Department provides secruity, called DS (Diplomatic Security); they are personal security for the Secretary of State, for visiting dignitaries. Hope that helps.

Vatican Council II (1962 - 1965) was held in Vatican City located in Rome, Italy.

This is much the same retort Judas gave to Jesus, who rebuked the woman for anointing Christ with an entire jar of expensive perfume when it could have been sold for a great sum and the profit given to the poor. The Vatican preserves what it does as repository for the benefit of culture in general as well as the guardian of Christian Tradition in art in all its forms, one which it will not surrender to the secular world. Even if the Vatican were to completely liquidate all its assets, lands, and wealth, it would probably only provide a few meals, if that, for every starving person in the world after which they would still be starving. ----- This is an excellent answer. I'm usually the argumentative type but I'm not so stubborn as to to learn when I'm wrong. You're right.

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It represents the heart of the Catholic religion. It is the Pope's house and church.

There is a passage in the Bible where Jesus says "Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means 'rock'), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it."

This is a reference to Peter (Rock is pietra in latin and the name Peter is Pietro). The Catholic Church took that quite literally because St. Peter's Basilica was built literally on top of St. Peter's tomb which is located right before the altar.

Also, St. Peter was the first pope and all of the popes who came after him are said to occupy Peter's seat.

GDP per Capita of the Vatican = U.S. $25,500 as per National Geographic.

The role of the laity, after Vatican Council II, was emphasized more than it had ever been previously. They were asked to take an active part in the Most Holy Eucharist and not be mere passive observers. They were to take an active part in living their baptismal roles of priest, prophet, and king, and be true evangelists in their lives truly meeting Jesus in prayer and Sacraments and bringing Him to all they met during the day.

The guards in the colorful costumes are members of the Swiss Guard. Those in police uniform belong to the Vatican Police.