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Holy See

Jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome

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Oct 26, 2025
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Are there any official Pope Facebook or Instagram accounts?

The Vatican has established under the @Pontifex handle for Pope Leo XIV, and the Holy See has warned that there are impersonating the pope asking for donations. Official statements and multiple report...

Nov 19, 2025
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Do vatican control the world

There is no reliable evidence in the provided reporting that the Vatican “controls the world.” The Vatican is a sovereign city-state and a global religious institution that influences diplomacy, moral...

Dec 19, 2025
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What Vatican documents or decrees, if any, officially altered the rite of confession between 2024 and 2026?

No source provided documents any new Vatican decree between 2024 and 2026 that officially altered the rite of confession (the sacrament of penance); the materials supplied instead recount historical r...

Jan 20, 2026

shroud of turin

The Shroud of Turin is a 4.4‑m linen cloth bearing a faint front‑and‑back image of a scourged, crucified man that has been venerated as Jesus’s burial shroud but remains scientifically and historicall...

Nov 11, 2025

how man countries

The simple question “how many countries” has no single universally accepted numeric answer because : the United Nations system counts 193 UN member states plus two observer states for 195, while other...

Oct 26, 2025

Are there any official Pope social media accounts for news and updates?

There are used for news and updates: the Holy See operates Vatican News and the Dicastery for Communication manages papal presence, including the multi-language @Pontifex account on X and accounts on ...