Holy See signs agreement with Equatorial Guinea

The Holy See on Saturday signed an Agreement on relations between the Catholic Church and the State with the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. The signing took place in an annex to the National Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in the city of Mongomo.

The agreement, which has 19 articles and an Additional Protocol, will come into force once the instruments of ratification are exchanged.

Among other things, the agreement guarantees the legal personality of the Church and its institutions. The agreement also covers canonical marriage, places of worship, educational institutions, and the spiritual assistance to the Catholic faithful in hospitals and prisons.