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The Vatican becomes an independent state... Pope rules....
The Vatican becomes an independent state... Pope rules....
Item # 718985
June 08, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1929
* Ratification of the Lateran Treaty
* Vatican City becomes it's own state
* Benito Mussolini and the Holy See
The front page has a one column heading: "POPE BECOMES RULER OF A STATE AGAIN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the creation of the state of the Vatican City which guaranteed full and independent sovereignty.
Complete in 36 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, minor irregularity along the spine, generally in nice condition.
background: On June 7, 1929, Pope Pius XI stood at the center of one of the most significant moments in modern Church history—the official ratification of the Lateran Treaty, which established Vatican City as a sovereign independent state. Signed earlier that year on February 11 between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Italy under Benito Mussolini, the treaty resolved the decades-long “Roman Question” that had arisen after the unification of Italy and the seizure of the Papal States in 1870. Pope Pius XI, born Achille Ratti, played a pivotal role in negotiating this agreement, which recognized the Pope’s full sovereignty over Vatican City, ensured the Church’s independence from Italian political control, and compensated the Church for its territorial losses. With the treaty’s ratification on June 7, the Vatican gained its modern legal status, allowing the Pope to function as a head of state, and marking a new chapter in the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Italian government. This event not only reshaped the political landscape of Europe but also strengthened the international presence of the Holy See.
Category: The 20th Century
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