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1. Introduction: Rome and the powers in the modern age
2. The papacy between revolutionary upheaval and restoration, 1789-1849
3. Rome grapples with liberalism, nationalism, and sectionalism, 1849-1878
4. The papacy confronts social issues, modernism, and international relations, 1878-1914
5. Benedict XV, the World War, and the League of Nations, 1914-1922
6. The Vatican in an age of dictatorship, totalitarianism, and anti-Semitism, 1922-1939
7. The Vatican's "impartiality," "silence," and "internationalism" during World War II and beyond
8. The papacy and the cold war: the confrontation between Catholicism and communism
9. The Second Vatican Council, aggiornamento, and papal accommodation with the modern world, 1958-1978
10. The contemporary papacy, shuttle diplomacy, and the collapse of communism, 1978-2003
11. Quo vadis Benedict XVI?
12. Conclusion: continuity and change in papal policy.
2. The papacy between revolutionary upheaval and restoration, 1789-1849
3. Rome grapples with liberalism, nationalism, and sectionalism, 1849-1878
4. The papacy confronts social issues, modernism, and international relations, 1878-1914
5. Benedict XV, the World War, and the League of Nations, 1914-1922
6. The Vatican in an age of dictatorship, totalitarianism, and anti-Semitism, 1922-1939
7. The Vatican's "impartiality," "silence," and "internationalism" during World War II and beyond
8. The papacy and the cold war: the confrontation between Catholicism and communism
9. The Second Vatican Council, aggiornamento, and papal accommodation with the modern world, 1958-1978
10. The contemporary papacy, shuttle diplomacy, and the collapse of communism, 1978-2003
11. Quo vadis Benedict XVI?
12. Conclusion: continuity and change in papal policy.