In 1983, not a single person was born in the Vatican! The smallest state of the world set a unique record. IA EAOMEDIA explains why it happened and tells how life is arranged in the heart of Catholicism.
In 1983, not a single newborn in the Vatican. Strange? Not quite if you know how everything works there. The Vatican is not a place for family life!
Vatican is a tiny state, less than 44 hectares, with a population of about 800 people. Mostly priests, nuns and guards live there, who vow celibacy. There are almost no families, and children are rare. In 1983, it simply coincided: there was not a single woman ready to give birth.
This is not an anomaly, but the norm for the Vatican. Births there happen once in decades, usually among families of guards or workers. There are no medical institutions for childbirth, the nearest hospital is in Rome. So the newborn Vaticans – one – two and expected.
This fact is like a mirror of the unique life of the Vatican. No nursery, only cathedrals and archives!
