U.N. officials, after consulting with the Holy See, decided to raise the flag on the morning of Sept. 25, so that it will be flying when Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive at 8:30am.

The flag of the Holy See will go up without any fanfare, CBC was told, sometime in the coming days, and will be flying by the time the Palestinians hold their own flag-raising ceremony on Sept. 30.

The flag of the Holy See will be raised for the first time outside U.N. headquarters the morning of Pope Francis' first visit next week, a United Nations official confirmed Friday.

The Vatican flag is flying for the first time at the United Nation, raised without fanfare or ceremony just before Pope Francis arrives to address the U.N. General Assembly.

The two flags were raised at the entrance of the main gate at UN Office in Nairobi (UNON) at empty flagpoles that have been set up at the end of the member states flags. The Holy See flag was the ...

New York City, N.Y., Sep 22, 2015 / 18:03 pm. For the first time, the Holy See's distinct white and yellow flag will fly alongside the flags of United Nation's countries in honor of Pope Francis ...