The Vatican Publishing House is a publisher established by the Holy See, which is the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome; the pope, and international law governing the Vatican City.
The Vatican Publishing House (Italian: Libreria Editrice Vaticana; Latin: Officina libraria editoria Vaticana; LEV) is a publisher established by the Holy See in 1926. The Holy See (Latin: Sancta Sedes, Ecclesiastical Latin: [sakta sedes; Italian: Santa Sede [santa sde), also called the See of Rome, is the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, known as the pope, which includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome with universal ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the worldwide Catholic Church, as well as a sovereign entity of international law, governing the Vatican City. 
