Italy A site dedicated to the Pope: the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI. http://pope.si/italy/feed/atom 2010-09-10T10:51:14Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management Vatican City 2009-06-05T17:45:05Z 2009-06-05T17:45:05Z http://pope.si/italy/vatican-city Administrator johan.krava@gmail.com <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="float: left;">{loadposition adsense_250x250}</div> Vatican City is the smallest country in the world situated on the Vatican hill, on the right bank of the Tiber River, within the city of Rome. Its territory consists of a walled enclave within the Italian capital city. Official name is the State of the Vatican City. Its existence started on 11 February 1929 with the signing of the Lateran Treaty between the Vatican and the kingdom of Italy. Of course, the Holy See as central authority of the Roman Catholic Church, existed long before 1929. <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="float: left;">{loadposition adsense_250x250}</div> Vatican City is the smallest country in the world situated on the Vatican hill, on the right bank of the Tiber River, within the city of Rome. Its territory consists of a walled enclave within the Italian capital city. Official name is the State of the Vatican City. Its existence started on 11 February 1929 with the signing of the Lateran Treaty between the Vatican and the kingdom of Italy. Of course, the Holy See as central authority of the Roman Catholic Church, existed long before 1929. Visiting Rome 2009-06-04T19:59:43Z 2009-06-04T19:59:43Z http://pope.si/italy/visiting-rome Administrator johan.krava@gmail.com <div style="text-align: justify;">Rome is the capital of Italy. It is also the largest Italian city with estimated population of about 3 million people. Rome is located on the Tiber river in the western part of the central Italian Peninsula. History of Rome as a city, considered as one of the founding cities of Western Civilisation, spans over 2500 years. Rome was the centre of the Roman Empire, which dominated Europe, Middle East and North Africa for 400 years. Rome has also a significant place in Christianity and is also home of the Roman Catholic Church and the site of the Vatican City. Vatican City is an independent city-state run by the Catholic Church as an enclave of Rome. Rome's historic centre (essentially Renaissance and Baroque in character) is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Luckily, Rome escaped the World War II relatively unscathed. Rome is the 3<sup>rd</sup> most-visited tourist destination in the European Union. <div style="text-align: justify;">Rome is the capital of Italy. It is also the largest Italian city with estimated population of about 3 million people. Rome is located on the Tiber river in the western part of the central Italian Peninsula. History of Rome as a city, considered as one of the founding cities of Western Civilisation, spans over 2500 years. Rome was the centre of the Roman Empire, which dominated Europe, Middle East and North Africa for 400 years. Rome has also a significant place in Christianity and is also home of the Roman Catholic Church and the site of the Vatican City. Vatican City is an independent city-state run by the Catholic Church as an enclave of Rome. Rome's historic centre (essentially Renaissance and Baroque in character) is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Luckily, Rome escaped the World War II relatively unscathed. Rome is the 3<sup>rd</sup> most-visited tourist destination in the European Union.