Secular state and freedom of religion in Brazil: The Brazil-Holy See Concordat and the “General Law of Religions” by Jose Ivo Follmann, Celso Gabatz

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Habsburg Hungary and the Papal Court (1605–1689) by Péter Tusor

Subjects: “…The Holy See…”
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Pius XII and the Idea of European Unity by Emília Hrabovec

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Cardinal Purple for Maximilian of Pernstein. A Contribution to Aristocratic Women’s Political Communication by Pavel Marek

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Human Rights and Multilateral Diplomacy. A perspective of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on the Right to Life by Christine Jeangey

“…The article describes the contribution and activities of the Pontifical Department for the Promotion of integral human development. The Holy See as a subject of international law participates in multilateral negotiations, especially in international organizations such as the United Nations, making a concrete effort to promote the right to life, which today is often denied or even combated as a limitation of other (false) rights recognized as new human rights. …”
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Zerwanie konkordatu z dnia 10 lutego 1925 roku przez Tymczasowy Rząd Jedności Narodowej - wybrane aspekty by Konrad Zurek

“…On February 10th, 1925, Poland and the Holy See signed a concordat that led to many political and legal changes in the country, which are scrutinised in the study. …”
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The Fall of an Imperial Ambassador: Count Georg Adam von Martinitz and His Recall from Rome by Béla Vilmos Mihalik

“…The series of his conflicts with the Holy See (e.g., the scandal at the Corpus Christi procession, the affairs of the imperial feuds in Italy and finally a poisoning attempt) deteriorated his situation at the Roman Curia. …”
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Restoration of the Greek Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia During the Prague Spring by Ľuboslav Hromják

“…This study explains the difficult process of renewal of the Greek Catholic Church and its structures in the context of the <i>Ostpolitik</i> of the Holy See, represented by the Vatican diplomat and later secretary of state Agostino Casaroli, and in the context of the political relaxation in Czechoslovakia in 1968, during the so-called Prague Spring. …”
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Niosąc w przyszłość dziedzictwo pontyfikatu. Związki watykańskiej Fundacji Jana Pawła II z instytucjami w Polsce by Andrzej Dobrzyński

“…The purpose of the Foundation was to develop a relationship between the Holy See and Polish nation, enhance the Christian and Polish culture throughout the world, and document the Pontificate of John Paul II. …”
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The Extraordinary Imperial Ambassadors to the Conclave during the 1667–1730 Period by Jiří M. Havlík

“…Liechtenstein’s task was to build-up prestige and to establish a permanent embassy at the Holy See. During the years 1691–1730 the practice of appointing extraordinary secular ambassadors to the conclave had already stabilised – mostly they were imperial counts who intervened with total respect in the events that took place around the papal election. …”
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