.va explained

.va
Image Alt:Vatican crest
Introduced:11 September 1995
Type:Country code top-level domain
Status:Active
Registry:Vatican Internet Service
Sponsor:Holy See Secretariat of State
Intendeduse:Entities connected with Vatican City
Restrictions:No public registrations are available
Disputepolicy:None

.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]

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Background

The .va top-level domain was created in 1995[3] 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 at least 23 easily adopted names starting with "www" in the .va zone, with many more email-only subdomains.[6] [7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delegation Record for .VA. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. 22 March 2013.
  2. Web site: The Vatican Internet Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802023445/https://www.lasalette.org/reflections/978-the-vatican-internet-service.html . 2021-08-02 . 2021-03-11 . www.lasalette.org.
  3. Web site: 2009-03-07. Vatican opposes faith-based Web addresses. 2021-03-11. Religion News Service. en-US.
  4. Web site: Cardinal John Patrick Foley dies at the age of 76. 2021-03-11. Catholic Philly. en-US.
  5. Web site: Pope John Paul II Brings the Vatican Online. 2021-03-11. dummies. en.
  6. Web site: Vatican Internet Sites . 2022-09-12 . www.vatican.va.
  7. Web site: VA Zone File . Robert Baskerville's ccTLD analysis data . 2007-12-28 . 2007-12-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080119124048/http://www.robert.net/ccTLD/VA. 19 January 2008 .

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