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Which major treaty did Pope Pius XI sign in 1929, formally establishing the Vatican City as an independent state?
  • Lateran Treaty
  • Concordat of Worms
  • Treaty of Versailles
  • Edict of Milan

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Populorum Progressio


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When Science and Faith Meet


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