Aspecte privind rolul Concordatului România-Sfântul Scaun în relațiile lor diplomatice
Aspects regarding the role of the Romania-Holy See Concordat in their diplomatic relations

Summary/Abstract: The concordat - Treaty between the Holy See and a state - has the role of defining the status of the Catholic Church in the social life of that country, of ensuring, from a legal point of view, its freedom of action, of determining the matter of mutual interests and of providing the normative basis. of solving the problems in question. The Romania - Holy See Concordat was the instrument that supported the development of bilateral relations, the establishment of the legal status of the organization and hierarchy of the Catholic Church (Latin, Romanian and Hungarian rites, as well as Greek Catholic), of communication relations with the Holy See, the appointment of bishops and the determination of competencies, the support of the clergy, the administration of the patrimony, education, spiritual assistance in the armed forces and hospitals. Among the most significant achievements is the founding of the Pontifical College "Pio Romeno", the material and spiritual support provided by the Holy See to the Romanian people in the years of World War II. Although it was denounced by the communist authorities who interrupted relations with the Vatican in 1950, the Concordat allowed their resumption, following the fall of the communist regime and the development of new relations between the two sides. This led to the historic visits to Romania of Pope John Paul II in 1999 and Pope Francis in 2019.

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