It is the second-smallest country in the world (after the Vatican City).

它仅次于梵蒂冈，是世界上面积第二小国。

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When what is represented is the Holy See, not Vatican City State, the keys are reversed.

看到的是代表的神圣，而不是梵蒂冈国家，钥匙是反着放的。

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Bells rang out during the Holy Eucharistic, with chimes that could be heard inside the church as well as throughout Vatican City.

圣体礼进行的过程中钟声鸣响，钟声不仅响彻教堂，甚至整个梵蒂冈城都能听到。

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The art form reached its height during the Renaissance, when micro-mosaics were created for St.Peter's Basilica in Vatican City because traditional altar paintings were decaying from humidity and other environmental factors.

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The next step was to source the news to the Italian wire agency ANSA or Vatican Radio releasing a bulletin that read: VATICAN CITY -- ANSA REPORTING POPE DEAD at a lower wire speed priority.

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But Pope Benedict could finally be best remembered for his lonely decision to step down voluntarily as leader of the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics and CEO of the minuscule Vatican City State - a decision made because he simply felt he was no longer up to the job.

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CNN's Richard Allen Greene and Hada Messia reported from Vatican City, Laura Smith-Spark wrote in London, and Chelsea J.

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