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The Vatican: The Holy Father WebsiteThe Vatican: The Holy Father Website
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The Vatican: The Holy Father

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Official site for the Vatican, the headquarters for the Roman Catholic Church. Includes information on the Vatican Library, home to thousands of historic documents, the Vatican museums, and historical and current information on the Popes and Catholic doctrine.

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christianity, pope john paul ii

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pope, saint, the church, catholic church, catholic church history, catholic beliefs, catholic cardinals, john paul ii, mother teresa, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman curia, sistine chapel, vatican, vatican council, history of catholic church, holy father, second vatican council, swiss guard, roman catholicism

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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