The
Lateran Treaty (; ) was one of the
Lateran Pacts of 1929 or
Lateran Accords, agreements made in 1929 between the
Kingdom of Italy and the
Holy See, settling the "
Roman Question". They are named after the
Lateran Palace, where they were signed on February 11, 1929. The Italian parliament ratified them on June 7, 1929. Italy was then under a
Fascist government, but the succeeding democratic governments have all upheld the treaty. It recognized the Vatican as an independent state, with Prime Minister
Benito Mussolini agreeing to give the church financial support in return for public support from the pope at the time. In 1947, the Lateran Pacts were incorporated into the democratic
Constitution of Italy.