Vatican diplomacy

Starting with the late 25th century, the author traces the origins of the Vatican's diplomatic missions, devoting special attention to the period after the French Revolution. Nineteenth-century developments are followed in Prusian and the Protestant states, in Imperia Russia, Great Britain, the United States, the non-Christian world. He then describes 20th century Papal diplomacy: the ambassadors and ministries, the Pope's role, Papal sovereignty in canonical, constitutional and international law. Finally special challenges and cases are discussed: Papal diplomacy during the two World Wars,…