In Vatican diplomacy, English has all but displaced Italian as the everyday language.

Von Weizsäcker wrote of the Vatican diplomacy on October 22 in a letter to his mother, saying "fortunately so far no one has taken a public position".

But the two ancient religions can now build on a new relationship, because Vatican diplomacy finally matches doctrinal statements on anti-Semitism.

Published in six languages, it reaches all the dioceses of the world, and fully reflects the realist politics of Vatican diplomacy.

Throughout, Vatican diplomacy has been dictated by its own ecclesiastical interests.

There was the time Lindy exchanged three phone calls in one day with an Italian archbishop on some minor piece of Vatican diplomacy.

As a result, much of what constitutes Vatican diplomacy is actually appeasement.

Finally, the pope's moral leadership in this area remains tightly tied to the exercise of Vatican diplomacy.

The Libyan visit coincides with unusual flurries in Vatican diplomacy.

Another is the perception among many Jews that Vatican diplomacy is tilted toward Palestinians.