Sentence examples for vatican state from inspiring English sources

Equality and diversity are not the stuff of life in the Vatican state.

The warrant was never executed, because the archbishop hid away in the sovereign Vatican state.

Formally, the pope's diplomats represent the Holy See not the Vatican state which, under a 1929 accord with Italy, is the sovereign power in part of Rome.

Today's trial will take place in the Vatican courtroom, employing a 19th-century penal code in place in Italy when the Vatican state came into being.

The most frightening story of all however dates back to July when Pope Francis brought in new laws for the Vatican state.

With its magnificent terraced park and the former Villa Barberini, built on the ruins of a villa of the Roman emperor Domitian, it enjoys extraterritorial privileges as part of the Vatican state.

In 2001 another American diplomat to the Vatican stated: "The Holy See will continue to seek to play a role in the Middle East peace process while denying this intention".

Their deconsecrated churches either remain empty or are put to a use, as the Vatican states, that is "not unbecoming" to their original purpose.But there is a new mood in the Church of England, illustrated by a project started at St Germans earlier this month.

In the fall of 2008, I received a letter from the Vatican stating that I was "causing grave scandal" in the Church and that I had 30 days to recant my public support for the ordination of women or I would be excommunicated.

Scores of cardinals who are over 80 are also taking part in the general congregation in the Paul VI Hall, straddling the border between the Vatican City state and Italian territory.

However Vatican City state, the tiny sovereign enclave in the heart of Rome, which derives a large part of its income from tickets to the Vatican museums, reported a profit of 32.3m euros (£25.7m).