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The 19 pages that link to Holy See, each with the reason it gives.

• Catholic ChurchRelated: It represents the church’s central governing authority in diplomatic and administrative affairs.

• Roman Catholic ChurchRelated: It conducts the church’s central governance and diplomatic relations.

• Papal conclaveNarrower topic: A conclave elects the officeholder who leads this ecclesiastical institution.

• Vatican CityCompared with: It conducts diplomacy and governs the Church, while Vatican City supplies its territorial base.

• Roman CuriaRelated: The Curia serves this governing authority, which is distinct from the Curia itself.

• Lateran TreatyRelated: It was the treaty’s counterpart to the Kingdom of Italy.

• Papal diplomacyNarrower topic: It is the enduring institutional actor behind papal diplomacy.

• Roman QuestionRelated: Its international independence, rather than merely the pope’s personal privileges, was at stake.

• ConcordatRelated: The Holy See is the Church authority that concludes concordats with states.

• Pope Leo XIIINarrower topic: Leo XIII acted through this institution after the papacy lost its territorial states.

• Pope Pius XIINarrower topic: Pius XII’s office joined spiritual leadership with international diplomacy.

• Pope Pius XINarrower topic: Pius XI governed the Church through this institution, distinct from Vatican City as a state.

• Sovereign stateRelated: Its international personality and treaty relations differ from those of an ordinary territorial state.

• Vatican MuseumsNarrower topic: Papal authority and administration underpin the museums’ historical collecting and stewardship.

• Vatican Apostolic ArchiveNarrower topic: The archive preserves records generated by this governing institution.

• Archbasilica of Saint John LateranRelated: The Holy See administers the basilica while the Diocese of Rome uses it as its cathedral.

• Prisoner in the VaticanNarrower topic: The dispute concerned the Holy See’s independence, not merely the pope’s residence.

• Sovereign Military Order of MaltaCompared with: It is a separate sovereign entity; the Order is not an organ of the Holy See.

• Pope Benedict XVNarrower topic: Benedict acted through the Holy See, whose diplomatic status was disputed by Italy.