Right after the establishment of the second Yugoslavia in 1945, the new government did not have good relations with the Catholic Church. Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac was arrested and convicted, and after the pope awarded Stepinac the title of cardinal in 1952, Yugoslavia decided to sever diplomatic ties with the Holy See. Changes occur in the 60s when relations are slowly improving. Liberalization in Yugoslavia contributed to the improvement of relations on the state side, and on the ecclesiastical side changes brought by the Second Vatican Council. The first talks between Yugoslavia and the Vatican began in 1964. Some improvements was also seen in everyday life. One of the examples is the beginning of the publication of the church newspaper Glas Koncila in 1962. The long process of negotiations was concluded with the signing of the Protocol on June 26, 1966 in Belgrade. This agreement defined church-state relationship. The state guaranteed freedom of creed, equality of all religions and secularism, the Church was given liberty in the conduct of religious affairs and the Yugoslav government accepted Vatican authority over the Catholic Church in Yugoslavia on spiritual matters. While the Holy See guaranteed that the clergy would not use theirs positions and influence for political matters, also political-related violence and terrorism were condemned. Over the following years, the relationship between the two sides slowly improved, as can be seen from the following examples. Thus, since 1966, it has been possible to buy records with Christmas songs in stores. In Zagreb, the construction of a new church in the Siget neighborhood was allowed. The Bible was translated into Croatian in 1968. The highlight point was in 1970, when diplomatic relations were restored, and a year later, Tito visited Pope Paul VI in the Vatican.