Is the pope head of the world's most powerful government? | The Economist

Is the pope head of the world's most powerful government? The pope represents over one billion people, his government has a permanent presence at the United Nations and he runs the oldest diplomatic service on earth.

We asked the man behind the Vatican's foreign policy to explain how the world's smallest country could house the world's most influential government

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