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Vatican City is located in Rome, along the Tiber River. Yes, the Vatican is its own country. In fact, it's the smallest fully independent nation state in the world, according to Britannica .

As the College of Cardinals goes behind closed doors Wednesday in Vatican City for the papal conclave, the world will have to rediscover something in short supply in 2025: patience.Only when a ...

Inside the Vatican and the real-life drama behind "Conclave" 08:14. ... So, we decided to revisit the time we spent with Fiennes in Rome and then in New York City when the film came out last fall.