How to Use the Vatican in a Sentence

the Vatican

noun
  • Each year, the trend of the summer emerges like smoke from the Vatican.
    — David MacK, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
  • The era of papal health struggles had, many in the Vatican hoped, been put aside in the short term.
    — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The world's smallest army, charged with guarding the pope and the Vatican, has a new look.
    — Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s what to know about the role of the Pope and how the Vatican will run in his absence.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Still, the Vatican is not opposed to AI as a tool.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
  • The cardinals meet every few months for two or three days at the Vatican.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The Hill has reached out to the Vatican to confirm the pope’s remarks.
    — Max Rego, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
  • While Francis can see and hear the sessions, those present in the Vatican cannot see or hear him.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The setup is just right as players head to the Vatican based on a clue the giant left behind.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Rubio insists his visit to the Vatican is not about making nice with the pope.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • Leo met with them in a group and one-on-one in an encounter that lasted nearly two hours, the Vatican said.
    — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Most recently, Clipse took the stage at the Vatican.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Go back one more invader and give the Holy Land to the Vatican.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Appeals by the defendants could prolong the case which has roiled the Vatican for years.
    — Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Now there’s no stopping the stream of cardinals hustling to the Vatican from all over the world.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Given these divides, is a new rupture on the horizon for the Vatican?
    — Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018
  • The bishops ignored the warning, and the Vatican followed through with its threat the next day.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • The pope thanked staff for their work caring for him and others who are sick during his homily, the Vatican said.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And the Vatican has not indicated whether the cancer might have spread.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Swiss Guard's new uniform is for events outside the Vatican.
    — Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Newsweek has contacted the Vatican, via email, for comment.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The new plant would also dwarf what the Vatican currently produces.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Women now walk the halls of power in the Vatican not as exceptions, but as leaders.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
  • More than two thousand bishops have met for three lengthy periods during the past three years in the Vatican.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
  • While the arena is only about a half-hour drive from the Vatican, the pope is not expected to attend the games.
    — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • With that singular passage in the new document, the Vatican has put it there.
    — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Newsom left the Vatican with the pope’s praise for refusing to impose the death penalty.
    — Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
  • Until then, the public keeps watch of smoke rising over the Vatican, which signals whether a new pope is elected.
    — Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Newsweek has contacted the White House and the Vatican for comment via email.
    — Flynn Nicholls, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The initial lump was detected during a routine check, the Vatican has said.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

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