One of the most attractive countries in the world is Italy. Almost everyone wants to visit this beautiful country, and one of the most visited cities in this country, besides Venice, is its capital city Rome. But everyone who visits Rome will surely visit Vatican City also. Vatican City is also called the Vatican City … Read more
The history of the Vatican and Israel’s relations is a turbulent one, and for a long time it was marred with the animosity Papal state felt towards Judaism as a whole. On the other hand, Israel was convinced that the Vatican owes an apology to Jews for the way they have been treated by the … Read more
It is generally familiar that Vatican City is the smallest state in the world, which occupies just 44 ha. It is the administrative territory of the Holy See, which is the Pope and the Roman Curia. Both the Vatican and The Holy See are an important cultural, religious and historical center, as well as a … Read more
The Vatican, or officially Vatican City State, is the last remnant of once powerful Papal States. The term Vatican was in use all the way back to the Roman Republic, denoting the marshy area on the west bank of Tiber, across the ancient city. The area was considered sacred and for a long time it … Read more
The Vatican Apostolic Library, which is the full title of what is commonly called the Vatican Library, was formally established in 1475. The library itself is, of course, much older, and is one of the oldest libraries in the world. Pope Nicholas V was a known bibliophile and one of his goals for improvement of … Read more
