Relations improved further, when Pope Leo XIII, due to Italian considerations, distanced the Vatican from the Rome-Vienna-Berlin alliance and helped to facilitate a rapprochement between Paris and St. Petersburg.
Hubungan membaik lebih jauh, ketika Paus Leo XIII, karena pertimbangan Italia, menjauhkan Vatikan dari aliansi Roma-Wina-Berlin dan membantu memfasilitasi persesuaian antara Paris dan St. Petersburg.