Vatican may mean: · The Holy See, the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican City, consisting of the Pope and the Roman Curia · Vatican City, the sovereign state · Vatican Hill, a hill in Rome on the opposite side of the Tiber from the traditional seven hills of Rome · Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City (sometimes referred to as the Vatican Palace) · The Roman Curia, the administrative apparatus of the Holy See · The Papal States, the former territorial possessions of the Holy See VatikanVatikanoVaticanoVaticanVatican VaticanVatican