HOLY SEE SIGNS ACCORD WITH GERMANY REGARDING PRIVATE SCHOOLS

VATICAN CITY, SEP 20, 2001 (VIS) - Yesterday in Germany the Holy See and the German State of Saarland signed an Accord which modifies a 1975 Accord between the two regarding private schools which are run by the Catholic Church, according to a note released this afternoon by the Holy See.

Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, apostolic nuncio in Germany, signed for the Holy See and Peter Muller, minister-president, signed the agreement for the Saarland.

The note states: "The present Accord, which consists of 2 articles and an additional Protocol, assures those running Catholic schools of state financial contributions in order to adopt the type of schools which are prescribed in the State constitution regarding the 'Erweiterte Realschulen' and secondary schools."

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