Learn how the Lateran Treaty of 1929 declared papal sovereignty over Vatican City, making the city the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and the world's smallest independent state
Introduction to Vatican City, including the interior and exterior of St. Peter's Basilica and rooftop views of other buildings
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