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China’s recognition of bishop Shi hongzhen: A diplomatic shift with broader implications Providence09:53China Beijing Southern Europe

Pope makes new overture to China, calling Beijing ‘a promise and hope’ for the church ABC News19:23China Beijing Southern Europe

Opinion: Pope Francis’ Asia-Pacific trip was really all about China East Bay Times12:02Pope Francis Southern Europe China

Karishma Vaswani: Pope Francis’s Asia trip is all about China The Charlotte Observer09:33Pope Francis Southern Europe China

Vatican's 'pivot to Asia' reflected in Pope Francis' tour Deutsche Welle13:22East Timor Pope Francis Southern Europe

Watch: Pope Francis arrives in Singapore for 3-day state visit The Straits Times07:58East Timor Pope Francis Southern Europe

Pope Francis now in Singapore with inter-faith dialogue, climate on agenda GMA News13:52Pope Francis Southern Europe Singapore

Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in Pacific political struggles Asia Pacific Report01:09Pope Francis Southern Europe Singapore

Azerbaijan's contribution to Holy Year in the Vatican in Italian media spotlight Azerbaijan State News Agency14:49Holy Year Catholicism Azerbaijan

Heydar Aliyev Foundation`s contribution to Holy Year in the Vatican video Azerbaijan State News Agency08:28Holy Year Catholicism Azerbaijan

'I didn't see very many': On flight home, Pope Francis shares what Singaporeans can learn from Papua New Guinea,… AsiaOne04:44Pope Francis Asia Singapore

On papal flight, Pope Francis speaks of Singapore as ‘New York of the East’ The Straits Times09:51Pope Francis Asia Singapore

Patrick Kielty feared he 'gave Pope Francis shingles' after Vatican meeting Belfast Live07:54Patrick Kielty Catholicism Pope Francis

Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty reveals fear he gave Pope Francis shingles Belfast Telegraph06:07Patrick Kielty Catholicism Pope Francis

'Which is the lesser evil?': Pope Francis responds to moral questions on 2024 U.S. election,… The Daily Caller18:09Pope Francis Southern Europe US Politics

In Singapore, Pope Francis inspires youth, courts China Religion News Service18:59Pope Francis Singapore China

Catholic clergy’s decades-long sexual abuse of East Timor children shadows Pope Francis’ Asia-Pac tour Malay Mail06:50Catholic Church Sexual Abuse East Timor Pope Francis

Child abuse scandals hang over pope’s East Timor visit Digital Journal02:47Catholic Church Sexual Abuse East Timor Pope Francis

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In the last 4 hours

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In the last 6 hours

87 and hobbled, Pope Francis goes off-script in Asia and reminds world he can still draw a crowd ABC News06:09

'I didn't see very many': On flight home, Pope Francis shares what Singaporeans can learn from Papua New Guinea,… AsiaOne04:44

Earlier today

Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in Pacific political struggles Asia Pacific Report01:09

Yesterday

Analysis: Renewal of landmark China-Vatican pact all but assured; mutual benefits gained despite friction Channel NewsAsia23:14 14-Sept-24

Pope Francis Thinks Americans Should Choose The “Lesser of Two Evils,” Critiques Trump and Harris Vanity Fair19:11 14-Sept-24

'Which Is The Lesser Evil?': Pope Francis Responds To Moral Questions On 2024 U.S. Election,… The Daily Caller18:09 14-Sept-24

What Pope Francis said about S'pore after his 3-day visit Mothership.SG12:18 14-Sept-24

APOSTOLIC JOURNEY - Agreement between China and the Holy See on the appointment of Bishops, the Pope: "Good result, I… Agenzia Fides12:09 14-Sept-24

Opinion: Pope Francis’ Asia-Pacific trip was really all about China East Bay Times12:02 14-Sept-24

Pope calls China ‘promise’ for Catholic Church as Asia-Pacific tour concludes Hong Kong Free Press11:16 14-Sept-24

On papal flight, Pope Francis speaks of Singapore as ‘New York of the East’ The Straits Times09:51 14-Sept-24

Pope calls China ‘promise’ for Catholic Church Macau Business06:43 14-Sept-24

In the last 7 days

Prince Philip planned to ‘meet an alien’, new doco says Neos Kosmos23:26 13-Sept-24

Pope thanks Our Lady for Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania Vatican News20:34 13-Sept-24

Pope makes new overture to China, calling Beijing ‘a promise and hope’ for the church ABC News19:23 13-Sept-24

Pope says sex abuse is ‘demonic’ as he weighs in on new scandal in French church ABC News19:23 13-Sept-24

In Singapore, Pope Francis inspires youth, courts China Religion News Service18:59 13-Sept-24

Pope Francis criticizes Harris and Trump positions 'against life' and rejects single-issue voting National Catholic Reporter18:52 13-Sept-24

Azerbaijan's contribution to Holy Year in the Vatican in Italian media spotlight Azerbaijan State News Agency14:49 13-Sept-24

Vatican's 'pivot to Asia' reflected in Pope Francis' tour Deutsche Welle13:22 13-Sept-24

China’s Recognition of Bishop Shi Hongzhen: A Diplomatic Shift with Broader Implications Providence09:53 13-Sept-24

Patrick Kielty feared he 'gave Pope Francis shingles' after Vatican meeting Belfast Live07:54 13-Sept-24

St Theresa’s Home residents welcome Pope Francis The Straits Times06:34 13-Sept-24

Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty reveals fear he gave Pope Francis shingles Belfast Telegraph06:07 13-Sept-24

How can we make the liturgy more reverent? America Magazine23:12 12-Sept-24

Vatican II—and its media coverage—has a lesson for today’s synod: Don’t expect immediate results America Magazine22:22 12-Sept-24

Pope Francis' Singapore Mass fuels hopes for future papal visits to China, Vietnam National Catholic Reporter11:50 12-Sept-24

Karishma Vaswani: Pope Francis’s Asia trip is all about China The Charlotte Observer09:33 12-Sept-24

No matter who wins election, we face a new era for US Catholics National Catholic Reporter09:15 12-Sept-24

Heydar Aliyev Foundation`s contribution to Holy Year in the Vatican VIDEO Azerbaijan State News Agency08:28 12-Sept-24

Heydar Aliyev Foundation's contribution to Holy Year in the Vatican (photo) Trend News Agency06:30 12-Sept-24

Cappuccino, papaya and people: What fuels Pope Francis on his historic 12-day Asia-Pacific tour The Straits Times22:03 11-Sept-24

ST Picks: What fuels Pope Francis on his gruelling Asia-Pacific tour The Straits Times22:00 11-Sept-24

How does the huge crowd for the pope's Mass in East Timor compare to others? National Catholic Reporter18:22 11-Sept-24

Prince Phillip And His Encounter With An Alien Called Janus Pressat (Press Release)17:49 11-Sept-24

Pope Francis’ Asia trip is all about China Taipei Times16:47 11-Sept-24

Pope Francis now in Singapore with inter-faith dialogue, climate on agenda GMA News13:52 11-Sept-24

Pope's Asia-pacific trip 'a rare opportunity' to deepen understanding of diverse Eastern civilization: expert Global Times10:20 11-Sept-24

Watch: Pope Francis arrives in Singapore for 3-day state visit The Straits Times07:58 11-Sept-24

How East Timor’s turnout to see Pope Francis compares with other papal Masses PBS Online19:32 10-Sept-24

What does Pope Francis’ ‘no’ mean for the Catholic debate over women deacons? America Magazine16:16 10-Sept-24

Nearly half East Timor’s population saw Pope Francis. How does that compare with other papal… The Washington Times16:13 10-Sept-24

Pope Mass Draws 600,000 In Catholic-majority East Timor International Business Times - AU Edition12:46 10-Sept-24

Pope hosts East Timor mass for over half a million faithful Hurriyet Daily News11:56 10-Sept-24

Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 people, nearly half the population The Washington Times11:38 10-Sept-24

Pope Francis to deliver state address in Singapore Channel NewsAsia11:24 10-Sept-24

Pope Francis to arrive in Singapore on Sept 11 for three-day state visit The Straits Times11:06 10-Sept-24

Pope hosts Timor-Leste mass for more than half a million faithful Channel NewsAsia10:36 10-Sept-24

Pope Francis’ East Timor mass draws 600,000 worshippers, nearly half the nation, Vatican says South China Morning Post10:00 10-Sept-24

Half of East Timor's population flocks to see Pope Francis' Mass Daily Sabah09:49 10-Sept-24

Edwin Tong hopes Pope's visit will inspire S'poreans to foster 'trust & harmony' in multi-religious society Mothership.SG09:02 10-Sept-24

Pope Francis’s Asia trip is all about China Deccan Herald07:59 10-Sept-24

Protect the dignity of youths, Pope tells East Timor leaders after spate of child sexual assault cases involving clergy … Malay Mail02:46 10-Sept-24

Saintly strand of hair to be displayed in Australia The North West Star00:39 10-Sept-24

Conclave Review — TIFF 2024 CGMagazine22:07 9-Sept-24

Vatican thriller 'Conclave' drums up Oscars buzz in Toronto Japan Today20:52 9-Sept-24

Church Teaching on Cinema: Vatican II and Beyond Catholic World News18:05 9-Sept-24

Pope Benedict XVI’s former private secretary Georg Gänswein begins role as apostolic nuncio in Lithuania America Magazine17:40 9-Sept-24

Pope arrives in Timor-Leste, confronts some of nation’s problems OSV News17:19 9-Sept-24

Pope Francis visits East Timor as part of his longest overseas journey Sky News15:09 9-Sept-24

Vatican says child abuse 'never to be tolerated', acknowledges 'harm done to victims' TheJournal.ie13:10 9-Sept-24

Pope tells Timor-Leste's leaders to act on abuse of youth Channel NewsAsia13:05 9-Sept-24

Pope cheers East Timor’s recovery while acknowledging bishop’s abuse scandal LBC News12:05 9-Sept-24

Pope Francis arrives in Timor-Leste, crowd may reach 750,000 GMA News09:50 9-Sept-24

Pope Francis arrives in East Timor DD News09:28 9-Sept-24

Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, crowd may reach 750,000 AsiaOne09:25 9-Sept-24

Pope Francis arrives in East Timor for mammoth Mass Deutsche Welle08:44 9-Sept-24

Pope Francis arrives in Timor-Leste; over half the country's population expected at Mass The Straits Times07:56 9-Sept-24

Video shows pope at ceremony, not 'visiting Vatican embassy in Jakarta' AFP Fact Check07:30 9-Sept-24

Vatican acknowledges ‘harm’ caused by abuse in Irish religious-run schools The Irish Times06:02 9-Sept-24

Catholic clergy’s decades-long sexual abuse of East Timor children shadows Pope Francis’ Asia-Pac tour Malay Mail06:50 8-Sept-24

Child abuse scandals hang over pope’s East Timor visit Digital Journal02:47 8-Sept-24

In the last month

Sale of Derry church investigated as Vatican rejects plea to save it Belfast Telegraph08:29 7-Sept-24

Vatican bank tells newlywed employees that one of them must quit if they want to be together The Irish Independent02:36 7-Sept-24

At Vatican, physicists and theologians join forces to answer life’s big questions Religion News Service18:30 6-Sept-24

Archbishop Horgan: Church in South Sudan vibrant amid challenges Vatican News18:11 6-Sept-24

Review: New book challenges the ‘villainous’ image of the Vatican Curia America Magazine15:46 6-Sept-24

14 Things You Should Do With Only One Day In Rome, According To Reddit Islands15:38 6-Sept-24

VATICAN - Jubilee 2025: The Pontifical Missionary Union offers an online itinerary of prayer and reflection Agenzia Fides12:45 6-Sept-24

Card. Gracias to lead the study group on nunciatures AsiaNews.it11:20 6-Sept-24

Scandal-plagued Peruvian group grows aggressive as Vatican investigates Crux09:35 6-Sept-24

Pope Francis concludes his Apostolic visit to Indonesia Antara News06:50 6-Sept-24

Transgender Catholics in Indonesia love Pope Francis for his message of tolerance LGBTQ Nation17:48 5-Sept-24

Taiwan welcomes pope as he takes trip to Asia Pacific Taipei Times16:44 5-Sept-24

Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) Leadership Delegation Visits World Jewish Congress Representative Office to … World Jewish Congress (Press Release)16:42 5-Sept-24

87,000 Catholics join Pope for grand mass in Jakarta Antara News14:23 5-Sept-24

Abuse by priests in Italy can no longer be tolerated by the Vatican The Economist14:07 5-Sept-24

Don’t Take Advice From a Habsburg The Dial12:44 5-Sept-24

Armenia Leases Yerevan Building to Holy See Hetq12:09 5-Sept-24

Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Holy See to Mongolia Presents… Montsame09:16 5-Sept-24

Vatican representative to Cameroon calls on separatists to allow schools to function Crux08:09 5-Sept-24

Gov't welcomes Pope to region, will continue extending invitation Focus Taiwan07:36 5-Sept-24

A Daily Life of Pope Francis, a Glimpse of His Routines Tempo06:23 5-Sept-24

Jokowi Returns to Bogor in Innova Zenix After Meeting Pope Francis Tempo02:41 5-Sept-24

'We ask the Pope from Indonesia to bring a message of peace to world' Vatican News00:06 5-Sept-24

Pope Francis in Indonesia: Caring for the poor ‘doesn’t mean being a communist’ America Magazine19:44 4-Sept-24

Pope Francis shares jovial meeting with brother Jesuits in Jakarta Catholic Herald16:30 4-Sept-24

Vatican bank’s ban on married couples puts latter-day ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in a bind Catholic Herald14:07 4-Sept-24

What car is Pope Francis using in Jakarta? Rappler13:54 4-Sept-24

Pope Francis meets with his brother Jesuits in Indonesia Crux11:51 4-Sept-24

Witness to Hope, Twenty-Five Years Later First Things11:01 4-Sept-24

Pope Francis' visit proves Indonesia treasures diversity: grand Imam Antara News10:23 4-Sept-24

Pope tours Indonesia in ordinary family car as he begins Asia trip The Independent08:15 4-Sept-24

Pope Francis praises Indonesians for hospitality: FM Antara News08:01 4-Sept-24

President Jokowi introduces President-elect Prabowo to Pope Francis Antara News07:51 4-Sept-24

Vatican bank takes hard line with its version of Romeo and Juliet Crux07:46 4-Sept-24

Pope Francis' visit brings strong message to celebrate differences Antara News06:50 4-Sept-24

President Jokowi lauds Vatican's support for peace in Palestine Antara News06:39 4-Sept-24

Pope Francis Must Talk About Sexual Abuse Allegations in Timor-Leste The Diplomat06:23 4-Sept-24

Francis’ Church may be more transparent and accountable, but don’t call it democratic Eureka Street05:42 4-Sept-24

Remembering Edward Schillebeeckx: the theologian working from the shadows of Vatican II America Magazine22:01 3-Sept-24

Pope Francis begins the longest trip of his papacy yet despite age and mobility issues America Magazine21:10 3-Sept-24

The Vatican’s only Indonesian official expects a warm welcome for Pope Francis—from Catholics and Muslims America Magazine20:40 3-Sept-24

Pope Francis Rides Regular Toyota, Waves to Crowd from Open Window Jakarta Globe20:19 3-Sept-24

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Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State, became independent from Italy in 1929 with the Lateran Treaty, and it is a distinct territory under the sovereign authority and jurisdiction of the Holy See.

With an area of 49 hectares and a population of around 453 people, it is the smallest state in the world both by area and population.

Vatican City is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state ruled by the Pope who is the bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church.

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