As a foreign sovereign, the Holy See enjoys “sovereign immunity” from lawsuits. It has enjoyed diplomatic relations with the United States since 1984.

Andrii Yurash is the Ukrainian ambassador to the Holy See. He spoke with EWTN’s Andreas Thonhauser on Feb. 23 in a filmed interview. This transcript has been edited for clarity by Alan Koppschall.

The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See is the country's body of diplomatic representatives to the pope and Roman Curia, the governing college of the Catholic Church. "During the month of June, the ...

The Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva urged the organization to issue a moratorium on autonomous lethal weapons this week, citing ethical concerns.

Initially, the Holy See invested $200 million in a fund run by Raffaele Mincione, a London-based Italian financier, who controlled a 45% stake in the Chelsea property.

"The Holy See may have one of the smallest delegations," writes John Leo Algo, "but it has the potential to make the biggest long-term impact in future climate negotiations, given its unique context." ...

The Holy See assumes this right by asserting that the Vatican City-State is a proper country — even though it has a population of 800 and no permanent citizens — and because it claims to have ...

Once the papacy lost most of its territory in 1870, the commercial value of diplomatic relations disappeared. But in the eyes of the Vatican, the Holy See as head of the Catholic Church is an ...

The Holy See announced the conclusion of the agreement during a visit to the Vatican by Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, who met with Pope Francis and the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 14 - Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday that the Holy See was ready to mediate between "enemies" to end the world's wars during an audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall for the ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 17 - The Holy See is in favour of disarmament, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's 800 billion euro ...

The 2018 Holy See-China agreement was reached during President Xi Jinping’s drive to tighten already stringent controls over religions in China in the name of “Sinicization” of religion.