Recognition - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 14 May 2015 01:12:57 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Recognition - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Vatican concludes treaty that recognises Palestine https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/05/15/vatican-concludes-treaty-that-recognises-palestine/ Thu, 14 May 2015 19:09:06 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=71369 The Vatican has concluded its first treaty that formally recognises the State of Palestine. The treaty is an agreement on Catholic Church activities in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority. The agreement will be signed by representatives from both entities in the near future. Vatican officials stressed that although the agreement was significant, it did Read more

Vatican concludes treaty that recognises Palestine... Read more]]> The Vatican has concluded its first treaty that formally recognises the State of Palestine.

The treaty is an agreement on Catholic Church activities in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority.

The agreement will be signed by representatives from both entities in the near future.

Vatican officials stressed that although the agreement was significant, it did not constitute the Holy See's first recognition of the State of Palestine.

"We have recognised the State of Palestine ever since it was given recognition by the United Nations and it is already listed as the State of Palestine in our official yearbook," said Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi.

On November 29, 2012, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution recognising Palestine as an observer non-member state.

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