There are one billion Catholics in the world today, spread over every continent, speaking almost every conceivable language, and all answering to a single authority: the Vatican. Popes come and go, but the elaborate and complex bureaucracy called the Vatican lives on. Drawing on more than 100 interviews with Vatican officials, this book affords a firsthand look at the people, the politics, and the organization behind the institution. 8 line illustrations.
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There are one billion Catholics in the world today, spread over every continent, speaking almost every conceivable language, and all answering to a single authority: the Vatican. Popes come and go, but the elaborate and complex bureaucracy called the Vatican lives on. Drawing on more than 100 interviews with Vatican officials, this book affords a firsthand look at the people, the politics, and the organization behind the institution. 8 line illustrations.
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