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vatican.va

Category: Government

Scanned: Jun 26, 2026, 02:18 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 26, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of vatican.va Captured Jun 26, 2026
https://vatican.va
Screenshot of vatican.va
30 years
Very Popular - #3,410 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Dicastero per la Comunicazione
Rome, Italy
Unknown
Unknown
185.152.70.106
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered September 11, 1995
Expires Unknown
Name Servers A.NIC.VA
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Dicastero per la Comunicazione
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
17 files scanned
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www.vatican.va/a 199 B No threats
vatican.va/a 199 B No threats
vatican.va/# 4.3 KB No threats
www.vatican.va/content/vatican.html 4.3 KB No threats
www.vatican.va/etc/designs/vatican/favicon.ico 4.2 KB No threats
www.vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/granite/jquery.min.e0cc37eb1ac1cf9f859edde97cb8dc9f.js 104.0 KB No threats
www.vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/granite/utils.min.cd31222ac49213ace66f3568912db918.js 8.8 KB No threats
www.vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/foundation/main.min.1705fea38fedb11b0936752ffe8a5fc6.js 4.9 KB No threats
www.vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/foundation/jquery.min.d7c42e4a257b8b9fe38d1c53dd20d01a.js 16 B No threats
www.vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/foundation/main.min.77f07f85da93e61bb291da28df2065ac.css 8.6 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
13
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
3
Referenced Domains
All Clean
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Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://vatican.va/aNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/foundation/jquery.min.d7c42e4a257b8b9fe38d1c53dd20d01a.jsNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/foundation/main.min.1705fea38fedb11b0936752ffe8a5fc6.jsNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/foundation/main.min.77f07f85da93e61bb291da28df2065ac.cssNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/granite/jquery.min.e0cc37eb1ac1cf9f859edde97cb8dc9f.jsNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/granite/jquery/granite.min.e26b5f40a34d432bee3ded1ccbdc7041.jsNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/clientlibs/granite/utils.min.cd31222ac49213ace66f3568912db918.jsNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/designs/generics2/library/clientlibs.min.25498fb47f0d5f43eead9ee78241c07f.cssNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/designs/generics2/library/clientlibs.min.3c4d948cc1ae00387817c605328e2b0b.jsNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/designs/vatican/favicon.icoNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/designs/vatican/library/clientlibs.min.a048ef155d62651cae0435360a52b70c.jsNot flagged
http://vatican.va/etc/designs/vatican/library/clientlibs.min.d71c60cfbb650e320511c7bbae5ff4bb.cssNot flagged
https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican.htmlNot flagged
google.comNot flagged
vatican.vaNot flagged
www.vatican.vaNot flagged
vatican.va Overview

Description of vatican.va

vatican.va appears to be the official website of the Holy See, the central governing body of the Roman Catholic Church. The page title, metadata, and screenshot indicate that the site provides institutional and religious content such as papal documents, Church teachings, canon law materials, and information about Vatican offices and activities.

Based on the domain, long registration history, and hosting details, the site appears to be operated by Vatican communications infrastructure in Rome, Italy. The homepage presentation is consistent with an official religious and institutional portal, offering multilingual access to publications, announcements, and resources related to the Pope and the Roman Curia.

Safety Assessment for vatican.va

Based on available scan data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported 0 flagged files out of 17 checked, and the reviewed external links and referenced domains did not show flagged items. In addition, major threat-database and blacklist checks were reported as clean at the time of this scan.

Context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has existed for about 30 years, has a strong traffic presence, and the screenshot matches the expected appearance of an official Holy See website rather than a parked page, impersonation page, or suspicious storefront. While no automated scan can guarantee ongoing safety, the available evidence does not indicate significant security concerns here. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site presents a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by GlobalSign nv-sa, with expiry listed as 2026-10-08. It resolves to an IP address in Rome, Italy, and the hosting information points to Dicastero per la Comunicazione, which is consistent with Vatican-operated communications services. The domain uses dedicated nameservers under the .va namespace along with supporting infrastructure from Namex.

One minor technical note is that DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which may be a modest hardening gap rather than a direct sign of compromise. No malicious files, flagged iframes, or suspicious outbound references were identified in the supplied scan results.

HTTP Redirect Chain
302 https://vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html
200 https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html
Website Insights
#3,410
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Government
Rank History (30 days)
May 18 Jun 25
4 cookies detected
Essential2
Analytics2
Advertising0
Social0
2 1st party cookies
2 3rd party (trackers)
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