07 February 2018, The Tablet
Soul of discretion
In 2014, when Barack Obama announced that the United States was ending its decades-long diplomatic stand-off with Cuba, he thanked Pope Francis for encouraging the rapprochement.
It was an unusual moment of public recognition for the strictly behind-closed-doors work of Vatican diplomacy, a rare spotlight on the Pope’s unique role as a faith leader and significant player in international politics.
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