Lithuania and the Vatican during world War I

The growing Lithuanian national self-consciousness at the beginning of the 20th century was confronted with constantly increasing Polonization. This was especially evident in church matters. Lithuanian activists, especially priests, started to seek the independence of the Church in Lithuania - as a separate province from the Church of Poland. However, their efforts to bring this to the notice of the Holy See were not fruitfulVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŠvietimo akademij