 As a sovereign entity, the Holy See is headquartered in, operates from, and exercises "exclusive dominion" over the independent Vatican City State enclave in Rome, of which the pope is sovereign.It is organized into polities of the Latin Church and the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, and their dioceses and religious institutes.The Holy See is administered by the Roman Curia ("Latin" for "Roman Court"), which is the central government of the Catholic Church.