The Lateran Treaty dates back to February 11, 1929. Under the treaty, Pope Pius XI was given full sovereignty over the tiny Vatican City State. Historian John Schmidt recalls what happened during ...

June 7, 1929 – The Treaty of the Lateran is ratified. Pope Pius XI gives up all claims to the Papal States, and Italy agrees to the establishment of the independent State of Vatican City.

of the Lateran Treaty — the arrangement in that area of structures and headquarters of entities belonging to the Holy See and the Governorate of Vatican City,” the pontiff states in the letter.

So in your view, aside from Francis' example, ambiguity of this sort has been a structural element from the time the Lateran Treaty was signed in 1929. The treaty established the Vatican's ...

However, the Vatican’s informal relations with the ... become an independent state after the signing of the Lateran Treaty in 1929). Just about a month into the war, Cardinal Giacomo Della ...

There was a time in the 1870s when Italy took over the pontifical state, but other countries continued to send ambassadors to the Vatican." The Lateran Palace Treaty forged between the Holy See ...

ROME (JTA) – Nearly three years after the Vatican recognized a state of Palestine, a treaty signed this summer defining relations between the two entities has gone into effect, despite ...

This period lasted from the 4th century to 1870. In 1929, the independent state of Vatican City was established through the Lateran Treaty between the Holy See and Italy. Vatican City became the ...

The Israeli foreign ministry said it regretted the move, calling the signing of a treaty, which implies there ... Israeli-Palestinian conflict” The Vatican signed on Friday its first treaty ...

The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognizes the State of Palestine, with an agreement on Catholic Church activities in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority ...

Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on ...