Despite earlier opposition to the Church, after 1922 Mussolini made an alliance with the Catholic Partito Popolare Italiano (Italian People's Party).
Vaatamata varasemale vastuseisule kiriku suhtes tegi Mussolini pärast aastat 1922 liidu kirikumeelse Itaalia Rahvaparteiga (Partito Popolare Italiano).