This is the official website of the Vatican. It provides information on the structure, function and current activities of the governing body of the city including details on the Library, museums and the Vatican Secret Archives. Also included are recent Vatican press releases and information on the legal system. There is a biography of the current pope, a diary of his activities and the full-text of recent papal messages, encyclicals and homilies.
Part of WorldLII's World Law service containing links to internet resources for the Vatican City or Holy See, the Papal sovereign state in Rome, Italy. There are links to sites providing legislation, treaties and international agreements and introductions to Holy See law. Stored searches provide an option to query all of World Law for materials relating to the Vatican City. Site help and on screen translation facilities are available. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).
Text of an agreement signed between the Holy See and the State of Israel, resulting from the work of the Bilateral Permanent Working Commission set up in July, 1992. The aim of the agreement is to provide basis for relations between the two states. The web page is hosted by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and can be viewed in English and Spanish.
Guide to researching the law of the Vatican City State (VCS) written by librarians Stephen Young and Alison Shea and updated by Italian lawyer Angelo Coccìa in 2024. The guide was published on the Globalex website which is run by the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University. The authors give an introduction to the Vatican City State and its legal system and outline the sources of law, including the Lateran Treaty with the Republic of Italy, which gave independence to the VCS.
