Borders are often seen as straightforward lines separating countries, but some international boundaries are far from simple.

Every year there’s a new twist to the annual Geography Fair at Central Catholic High School, often with a new country debuting. This year, sophomore Jack Fox of Bloomington was allowed to be the ...

Covering nations from Vatican City to Nauru, it highlights the impact of geography, history, and economics in shaping their small populations, underlining challenges such as remote locations and ...

The Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world gathering May 7 in Vatican City to elect a pope must untangle a complex web of issues as they consider candidates to lead the church's 1.4 ...

Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state. It is ruled by the pope, who is the head of the Holy See, the central government of the Catholic Church.

Today, the public can freely enter some parts of Vatican City, including St. Peter’s Basilica, St. Peter’s Square and the Vatican Museum (which charges for the price of a ticket).

Pope Francis in stable condition, no new respiratory episodes 02:01. For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news about Pope Francis' health.The pope has been at Rome's ...

Vatican City - Pope Francis smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church’s first leader from the Americas and the first non-European since the eighth century.

Their visit to Vatican City just happened to coincide with the first day of the conclave to elect a new pope. ... Brugger is now a world history and geography teacher at Xavier.

These geography trivia questions will test your global smarts with world and U.S. trivia questions that range from easy to ... Vatican City; What is the official currency of Brazil? Answer: ...