The Holy See and the ILO 1946 to 2020

In this article, we explore the debates surrounding the proposed canonization of Archbishop Oscar Romero, an outspoken defender of human rights and the poor during the civil war in El Salvador, who was assassinated in March 1980 by paramilitary death squads while saying Mass. More specifically, we examine the tension between, on the one hand, local and popular understandings of Romero’s life and legacy and, on the other hand, transnational and institutional interpretations. We argue that the reluctance of the Vatican to advance Romero’s canonization process has to do with the need to domesticate and “privatize” his image. This depoliticization of Romero’s work and teachings is a part of a larger agenda of neo-Romanization, an attempt by the Holy See to redeploy a post-colonial and transnational Catholic regime in the face of the crisis of modernity and the advent of postmodern relativism. This redeployment is based on the control of local religious expressions, particularly those that advocate for a more participatory church, which have proliferated with contemporary globalization

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Toward a ?Sound and Lasting Basis?: Relations between the Holy See, The Zionist Movement, and Israel, 1896-1996

Israel Studies ◽

10.2979/isr.1997.2.1.1 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

F. Michael Perko

Keyword(s):

Holy See ◽

Zionist Movement

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Hrabovec E. Slovensko a svätá stolica v kontexte vatikánskej východnej politiky (1962–1989). Bratislava, 2016. 400 s.

Slavic World in the Third Millennium ◽

10.31168/2412-6446.2018.3-4.3.01 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (3-4) ◽

pp. 216-220

Author(s):

Mikhail Yu. Dronov

Keyword(s):

Holy See

This review focuses on one of the latest monographs written by the renown Slovak historian Emilia Hrabovec. The author analyses relations between Slovakia and the Holy See in 1962–1989.

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Correspondence between Leo XIII and Emperor Alexander III of Russia as a Source for the History of the Holy See–Russia Relations in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Новая и новейшая история ◽

10.31857/s013038640009145-7 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 56-69

Author(s):

Elena Besschetnova

Keyword(s):

19Th Century ◽

Holy See ◽

History Of ◽

The 19Th Century

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‘A Most Select Gathering’. Mexican National Pilgrimages to Rome during the Papacy of Leo XIII

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel12070475 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (7) ◽

pp. 475

Author(s):

Francisco Javier Ramón Solans

Keyword(s):

Nineteenth Century ◽

National Identity ◽

Global Dimension ◽

National Identities ◽

Primary Sources ◽

Holy See

The objective of this article is to analyse Mexican national pilgrimages to Rome that took place during the pontificate of Leo XIII (1878–1903). These pilgrimages occurred in the context of a global Catholic mobilisation in support of the papacy, during the so-called Roman Question. This paper’s analysis of these pilgrimages draws from historiography about national pilgrimages, as well as studies on Catholic mobilisation in support of the pope in the second half of the nineteenth century. It is fundamentally based on primary sources of an official nature, such as reports and other printed documents produced on the occasion of the pilgrimage. The study’s primary conclusion is that national pilgrimages to Rome had a polysemic character since they brought together various religious and national identities. The pilgrimages contributed simultaneously to reinforcing the link between Catholicism and Mexican national identity and the global dimension of Catholicism and allegiance to the Holy See.

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The Holy See and Children’s Rights: International Human Rights Law and Its Ghosts

Nordic Journal of International Law ◽

10.1163/15718107-08401003 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 84 (1) ◽

pp. 59-88

Author(s):

Ntina Tzouvala

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Child Abuse ◽

International Human Rights Law ◽

Human Rights Law ◽

International Human Rights ◽

Legal Subject ◽

Holy See ◽

Rights Of The Child ◽

Vatican City ◽

International Human

The revelation of a series of child abuse incidents committed by Catholic priests and other members of religious orders has given rise to the question of establishing the responsibility of the Holy See for these acts under international human rights law. This article focuses on the report issued in 2014 by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the monitoring body of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (crc). It is argued that in order to fulfil this task we need to take three steps: first, to establish the relationship between the Vatican City state and the Hole See, a distinct and peculiar international legal subject. To do so, a historical account of the Holy See and its position within the fabric of international law is considered necessary. Secondly, this article argues that the crc was ratified by the Holy See both in its capacity as the government of the Vatican City and as a non-territorial legal subject. Hence, the application of the crc is not confined within the limited territory of the Vatican City, but ‘follows’ the authority of the Holy See irrespective of state borders. Thirdly, it is argued that the vertical, hierarchical structure of the Holy See is homologous to that of the modern state and, therefore, attribution rules can be applied by analogy in this case. The final conclusion is that it is possible to hold the Holy See responsible under the crc for acts of child abuse that occurred under its authority around the globe.

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