Vatican may refer to: Vatican City, the city-state ruled by the pope in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum

The Holy See

* The Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church and sovereign entity recognized by international law, consisting of the pope and the Roman Curia * A metonym for the governance of the Catholic Church, particularly when attributing doctrine * Roman Curia, the administrative apparatus of the Holy See * Vatican Library, of the Roman Curia. * Vatican Apostolic Archive, which were separated from the Vatican Library in the 17th century * Vatican Publishing House, the publisher of official documents of the Holy See, separated from the Vatican Library in 1926

Vatican City

* Vatican City, the city-state ruled by the pope in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums * Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the pope on the Vatican Hill, sometimes called the Vatican Palace * St. Peter's Basilica, principal church on the Vatican Hill, also known as the Vatican Basilica * Vatican Museums, contain cultural wealth of the Vatican

Geography

* Ager Vaticanus, the alluvial plain on the right bank of the Tiber down to the Aventine hill and up to the confluence of the Cremera creek * Vatican Hill, a hill in Rome on the opposite side of the Tiber from the traditional seven hills of Rome

Other uses

* Vatican, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in the United States * The Vatican (mixtape), ''The Vatican'' (mixtape), a mixtape by Natas * ''Vatican Miracle Examiner'', a 2016 Japanese light novel series {{disambiguation, geo