Vatican
City, 11 June 2013
(VIS) – On Monday, 10 June, in the offices of the Government Palace
in the capital city, Praia, in the presence of Prime Minister Jose
Maria Neves, an Accord between the Holy See and the Republic of Cape
Verde on the juridical status of the Catholic Church in Cape Verde
was signed.
The
signatories were: for the Holy See, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti,
secretary for Relations with States, and for the Republic of Cape
Verde, Mr. Jorge Alberto da Silva Borges, Minister of Foreign
Affairs.
The
agreement, taking note of the good relations that have developed
between the Holy See and the Republic of Cape Verde in the last 37
years, defines and guarantees the legal status of the Catholic Church
and regulates areas including canonical marriage, places of worship,
Catholic institutions of instruction and education, the teaching of
religion in schools, the Church's charitable care activities,
pastoral care in the military and in penitential and health care
facilities, and the property and taxation system. The agreement,
which consists of a preamble and 30 articles, will enter into force
on the thirtieth day after the exchange of instruments of
ratification.
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