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 world's smallest army, charged with guarding the pope and the Vatican, has a new look.
    — Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Most recently, Clipse took the stage at the Vatican.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • 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 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
  • Women now walk the halls of power in the Vatican not as exceptions, but as leaders.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Fox News Digital has reached out to the Vatican on the matter.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For the Vatican, choosing Olah is choosing a framing.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Newsweek has contacted the Vatican’s press office, via email, for comment.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Fox News Digital has reached out to the Vatican for comment.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The story follows a rag-tag group of misanthropes who attempt to rob jewels from the Vatican.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
  • In images released by the Vatican, the pope can be seen sporting a soft sling during the discussions.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The chair, which is seen as a mark of respect from the Pope and the Vatican, is being gifted to the King.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • No photos from the meeting are expected to be released to the public, said the Vatican.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
  • There, Camilla wore a beige dress with a tan scarf to the Vatican instead of the traditional black.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • It was listed on his formal agenda and the Vatican released photos of the encounter.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Olah stood at the Vatican and confirmed the incentive problem his own industry faces.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 30 May 2026

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