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Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and Palestine
Early life and church career
Papacy
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Church governance and reform
Social and moral issues
Ecumenism and interfaith relations
Diplomacy and world affairs
Health, death, and legacy
The Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and Palestine is an agreement signed on 26 June 2015 between the Holy See and the Palestinian Authority, representing Palestine, through which the Holy See (which governs the Vatican City State) recognized Palestine as an independent state and established diplomatic relations with it.
The agreement followed the Basic Agreement between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) that had been signed on 15 February 2000. It regulates the rights and obligations of the Catholic Church in areas of the Palestinian National Authority, and reflects the Holy See's recognition of a Palestinian independent state.