Chapter 1. The Holy See, Public Spheres and Postsecular Transformations of International Relations: An Introduction.- Part 1. Media Formats.- Chapter 2. Papal Diplomacy and the Rise of @pontifex.- Chapter 3. The "Media Pope" as a Challenger of Socialism: Pope John Paul II's First Trip to Poland.- Chapter 4. "I put no stock in consensus": The Young Pope and the Progressive/Conservative Cleavage in Filmic Narrations of Papal Power.- Part 2. Geopolitical Stages.- Chapter 5. The Holy See's Vision of an Abrahamic Middle East: Islam, Israel, and Oriental Churches.- Chapter 6. Papal Presence in East and South Asia: China, India and Beyond.- Chapter 7. Thought and Pilgrimage: Polish Heritage of St. John Paul II.- Chapter 8. Spectacle and Power: Sites and Spaces of Papal Visits in Spain.- Part 3. Global Transformation.- Chapter 9. Transatlantic Solidarities: Ultramontanism and Papal Mobilization in Latin America.- Chapter 10. Holy Alliance? The Establishment of Diplomatic Relationsbetween the USA and the Holy See.- Chapter 11. The Holy See as Hybrid Actor: Religion in International, Transnational, and World Society