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Lateran Pacts of 1929

    The Lateran Pacts of 1929 contained three sections—the Treaty of Conciliation (27 articles) which established Vatican City as an independent state, restoring the civil sovereignty of the Pope as a monarch, the Financial Convention annexed to the treaty (3 … Continue reading

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VATICAN CITY Constitution, Government & Legislation

Constitution, Government & Legislation Lateran Treaty of 1929 New Fundamental Law of the Vatican (in Italian, German, Portuguese) The Holy See Pope John Paul II The Pope exercises supreme legislative, executive, and judicial power over the Holy See and the … Continue reading

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