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B. The Vatican’s weekly news broadcast is followed by a half-hour show with Latin conversation - and tips in Italian on using the language of ancient Rome in a modern setting. Italian, the Vatican’s second official language, is a Romance language like French, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish. They all evolved from Latin.
D. The Vatican is the smallest independent state in the world and completely surrounded by Rome, Italy’s capital. It is a tiny fragment when compared with the extensive Papal States, which were conquered during the unification of Italy in the 19th century. It has a population of about 1,000.
A. The Pope is both the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and the head of state of Vatican City. He is elected by Cardinals of the church and serves as an absolute monarch until he dies or resigns.
A. Born in Argentina in 1936, Pope Francis is the first pope from the Americas and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.