SECRETARIAT OF STATE

2015

• Statement by the Holy See at the 22nd Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (Osce) [Belgrade, 3–4 December 2015] (3 December 2015)
  [English, Italian]

• Intervention by the Holy See at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP21 [Paris, 30 November – 11 December 2015] (30 November 2015)
  [French, Italian, Portuguese]

• Statement by H.E. Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, on the occasion of the 30th International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers "The Culture of Salus and Welcome at the Service of Man and the Planet" [Vatican City, 19-21  November 2015] (20 November 2015)
  [French, Italian]

• Statement of the Permanent Observer of the Holy See at the General Conference of UNESCO [Paris, 3-18 November 2015] (7 November 2015)
  [French]

• Statement by H.E. Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, at the Meeting "Religious and cultural pluralism and peaceful coexistence in the Middle East" [Athens, 18-20 October 2015] (19 October 2015)
  [English, Italian]

• Statement by H.E. Msgr. Paul Richard Gallagher at the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the visit of Blessed Paul VI at the United Nations General Assembly (Brescia, 8 October 2015)
  [French, Italian]

• Statement by H.E. Msgr. Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, at the General Debate “The United Nations at 70: The Road Ahead for Peace, Security and Human Rights” (New York, 2 October 2015)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese]

• Statement by H.E. Msgr. Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, at the IX Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (New York, 29 September 2015)
  [English, Italian]

• Statement by H.E. Msgr. Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, at the United Nations Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda (New York, 26 September 2015)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese]

• Intervention by the Holy See at the 59^th General Conference of I.A.E.A. (International Atomic Energy Agency) (Vienna, 14 September 2015)
  [English]

• Statement by His Excellency Msgr. Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, at the international conference for the victims of religious and ethnic violence in the Middle East (Paris, 8 September 2015)
  [French, Italian, Spanish]

• Statement by Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on "The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question" (New York, 23 July 2015)
  [English]

• Statement by the Head of the Holy See Delegation, Msgr Antoine Camilleri, to the High Level Informal Meeting of the OSCE (Helsinki, 10 July 2015)
  [English]

• Statement of H.E. Msgr. Silvano M. Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, at the 29th Session of the Human Rights Council (Geneva, 30 June 2015)
  [English]

• Statement by Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, at the  Security Council Open Debate on "Children and Armed Conflict" (New York, 18 June 2015)
  [English]

• Statement by H.E. Msgr. Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, at the Conference organized by the Embassy of Hungary to the Holy See and the Academy of Hungary in Rome on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the institution of the Apostolic Nunciature of Budapest (1920) and 25th anniversary of its re-opening (1990) (12 June 2015)
  [Italian]

• Statement by His Excellency Msgr. Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, at the celebrations for the "National Day of the Holy See" at Expo Milan 2015 (11 June 2015)
  [Italian]

• Agreement between the Holy See, Acting Also in the Name and on Behalf of the Vatican City State, and the United States of America to Improve International Tax Compliance and to Implement the United States’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) (10 June 2015)
  [Italian]
  • Joint Press Release
    [English, Italian]
  • Remarks by H.E. Arch. Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, at the Signing Ceremony of the Intergovernmental Agreement with the United States of America
    [English, Italian]
  • Ambassador Hackett’s Remarks at the FATCA IGA Signing Ceremony
    [English, Italian]
  • Article by H.E. Msgr. Gallagher for L'Osservatore Romano: "The Holy See and the United States of America sign an Agreement to improve the exchange of tax information"
    [Italian]

• Statement of H.E. Msgr. Silvano M. Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, at the World Trade Organization (WTO) - Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) Council (Geneva, 10 June 2015)
  [English]

• Intervention by the Holy See's Head of Delegation at the 39th Session of the FAO Conference (Rome, 10 June 2015)
  [Spanish]

• Statement by His Excellency Msgr. Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, at the High-Level Seminar organized by the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 8 June 2015)
  [English]

• Statement of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, at the 104th Session of the International Labour Conference (Geneva, 4 June 2015)
  [English]

• Intervention by the Holy See Delegation at the 68th World Health Assembly (Geneva, 18-26 May 2015)
  [English, Italian]

• Statement by His Excellency Msgr. Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, at the International Conference on "Christians in the Middle East: What Future?" (Bari, 30 April 2015)
  [French, Italian, Portuguese]

• Statement of the Holy See at the ninth Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (New York, 29 April 2015)
  [English, Italian]

• Statement of the Holy See to the United Nations at the Security Council Open Debate on “The role of youth in countering violent extremism and promoting peace” (New York, 23 April 2015)
  [English, Italian]

• Statement by H.E. Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, during the Intergovernmental Negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda entitled "Relationship between Financing for Development and the Post-2015 Development Agenda" (New York, 23 April 2015)
  [Italian]

• Statement by H.E. Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations at the Security Council Open Debate on “Women Peace Security” (New York, 15 April 2015)
  [English, French, Italian]

• Statement by His Excellency Msgr. Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, during the celebration for the 25th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Hungary (Budapest, 14 April 2015)
  [Italian]

• Signing of the Convention between the Holy See and the Government of the Italian Republic on fiscal matters (1 April 2015)
  [Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

  • Convention between the Holy See and the Government of the Italian Republic on fiscal matters
    [Italian]

  • Attachment: Verbal notes - Notification of tax acts
    [Italian]

  • Collaboration between the Holy See and Italy on fiscal matters by H.E. Msgr. Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States
    [Italian, Spanish]

  • Meaning of a Convention by Giuseppe dalla Torre
    [Italian]

  • Provision to implement the Convention between the Holy See and the Government of the Italian Republic in fiscal matters (15 October 2016)
    [English, Italian, Spanish]

   

• Statement by the Holy See on the occasion of the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council on Ukraine (Geneva, 26 March 2015)
  [English, Italian]

• Statement by the Holy See at the United Nations Security Council (New York, 25 March 2015)
  [Italian]

• Statement of the Holy See to the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (New York, 24 March 2015)
  [English, Italian]

• Statement by His Excellency Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi at the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council: Item 4 - Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (Geneva, 17 March 2015)
  [English, French, Italian, Portuguese]

• Statement of the Holy See on the occasion of the 59th Session of the Commission on Status of Women (New York, 9-20 March 2015) (13 March 2015)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese]

• Statement by His Excellency Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi at the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council on freedom of religion or belief (Geneva, 10 March 2015)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese]

• Statement by the Holy See at the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council on sustainable environment (Geneva, 9 March 2015)
  [Italian]

• Statement by His Excellency Msgr. Silvano M. Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, at the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council Item – 1 Full-Day Discussion On Human Rights & Climate Change (HRC res. 26/27) (6 March 2015)
  [English, Italian]

• Statement by His Excellency Msgr. Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, at the meeting of Legal Advisors of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe, on the theme "Building European Unity in the Christian Spirit" (Bratislava, 5 March 2015)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese]

• Statement by the Holy See at the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council during the Biennial High-Level Panel on "The Question of the Death Penalty" (Geneva, 4 March 2015)
  [English, Italian]

• Statement by the Holy See at the Human Rights Council Social Forum 2015 on the access to medicines (18 February 2015)
  [Italian]

• Statement by the Holy See on the occasion of the 53rd Session of the Commission for Social Development (New York, 10 February 2015)
  [English, Italian, Portuguese]

• Statement by the Holy See to the U.N. at the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (New York, 9 February 2015)
  [English, Italian]