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    Doe v. Holy See, 557 F.3d 1066 (9th Cir. 2009), was a lawsuit involving the sovereign immunity status of the Holy See in relation to the Catholic sexual...
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    Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. 'Holy Chair', Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsaŋkta ˈsedes]; Italian: Santa Sede [ˈsanta ˈsɛːde]), also called the See of...
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    The Holy See exercised political and secular influence, as distinguished from its spiritual and pastoral activity, while the pope ruled the Papal States...
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    by the Holy See or by Vatican City State. The state can issue normal passports for its citizens; the Holy See (see Legal status of the Holy See) issues...
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  • The legal status of the Holy See, the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, both in state practice and according to the writing of...
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    Italy, creating the new independent state of Vatican City governed by the Holy See. The flag is a vertical bicolour of yellow and white, with the white half...
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  • The Holy See has long been recognised as a subject of international law and as an active participant in international relations. One observer has stated...
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  • and judicial power over the Vatican City as it is being governed by the Holy See, a rare case of non-hereditary monarchy. The pope is elected in the conclave...
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    This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Holy See. Since the fifth century, long before the founding of the Vatican City State in 1929, papal envoys...
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    State adopted on 7 June 1929. Flag of Vatican City Coat of arms of the Holy See Index of Vatican City–related articles "Appendix B ("All. B. Stemma Ufficiale...
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