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| Introduced | 11 September 1995 (root zone) |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Vatican Internet Service |
| Sponsor | Holy See Secretariat of State |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Vatican City |
| Registration restrictions | No public registrations are available |
| Dispute policies | None |
| Registry website | comunicazione.va |
.va is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Vatican City State.1 It is administered by the Vatican Internet Service.2
Background
The .va top-level domain was created in 19953 by Archbishop John Patrick Foley of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.4 The website vatican.va went live on Christmas Day 1995.5
Websites
There are 86 domain names starting with "www" in the .va zone,6 with many more email-only subdomains.7
References
References
- "Delegation Record for .VA". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- "The Vatican Internet Service". www.lasalette.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "Vatican opposes faith-based Web addresses". Religion News Service. 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "Cardinal John Patrick Foley dies at the age of 76". Catholic Philly. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "Pope John Paul II Brings the Vatican Online". dummies. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- "Vatican Internet Sites". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- "VA Zone File". Robert Baskerville's ccTLD analysis data. 2007-12-28. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-28.