Holy See signs Framework Agreement with CAR

(Vatican Radio) The Holy See signed a Framework Agreement with the Central African Republic on Tuesday in the CAR capital, Bangui.

Consisting of a preamble and 21 articles, the Framework Agreement sets forth the legal outline for relations between the Church and the State in the country.

A statement from the Holy See says the two Parties, while safeguarding the independence and autonomy with their own, undertake to work together for the moral, spiritual and material development of the human person and the promotion of the common good.

The Framework Agreement will enter into force upon the exchange of instruments of ratification.