?Donde esta el Vaticano?

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Did you know that the Vatican is a country--the smallest in the world? Find out the amazing history of the headquarters of the Catholic Church in this Spanish entry in the WHO HQ series. Sabias que el Vaticano es un pais, el mas pequeno del mundo? Descubre la increible historia de la sede de la Iglesia Cat lica en esta obra en espanol de la serie WHO HQ. It's time to elect a new pope. Hundreds of thousands of people gather in front of St. Peter's Basilica to learn who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. A white puff of smoke from a chimney signals the cardinals--the "princes" of the church--have elected one of their own who will continue to be the leader of the faith that has been around for more than two thousand years. Author Megan Stine charts the beginning of Christianity and its hold on members of the faith as well as the countless struggles for power (one pope was poisoned by his own men!), the building of the Vatican and creation of the Sistine Chapel, and the Secret Archives that hold papers the church has accumulated over the centuries. Es hora de elegir un nuevo Papa. Cientos de miles de personas se reonen frente a la Basilica de San Pedro para saber quien sera el pr ximo lider de la Iglesia Cat lica. Una bocanada de humo blanco procedente de una chimenea indica que los cardenales (los "principes" de la iglesia) han elegido a uno de los suyos que seguira siendo el lider de la fe que ha existido durante mas de dos mil anos. La autora Megan Stine traza el inicio del cristianismo y su dominio sobre los miembros de la fe, asi como las innumerables luchas por el poder ( un papa fue envenenado por sus propios hombres!), la construcci n del Vaticano y la creaci n de la Capilla Sixtina, y los Archivos Secretos que guardan los papeles que la iglesia ha acumulado a lo largo de los siglos.

Yanitzia Canetti is the head of Brickhouse Learning. Yanitzia works as a literary consultant, writer, and translator across all major publishing houses. An expert in both the trade and educational markets, she has published over 500 books in Spanish. In 2011, she was selected by People magazine as one of the 25 Most Powerful Hispanic Women of the World.