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nounthe residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
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- vatican the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
- constantinople the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches
- lateran treaty the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state
- gioacchino pecci Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars
- ambrogio damiano achille ratti pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939)
- vatican ii the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms
- roman catholic the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
- first vatican council the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra
- tomasso parentucelli Italian pope from 1447 to 1455 who founded the Vatican library (1397-1455)
- giovanni vincenzo pecci Italian pope from 1878 to 1903 who was interested in the advancement of learning and who opened the Vatican secret archives to all scholars