FOREIGN POLICY OF THE HOLY SEE UNDER THE PONTIFICATE OF POPE FRANCIS

Ivan Oshchypok

doi:10.23856/3836

Ivan Oshchypok Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6645-8856

Keywords: Holy See, Catholic church, Vatican state, Foreign Policy, Рope

Abstract

There are many religious actors in world politics, but only one of them – the Holy See represents more than one billion people, is active in politics, is the only religious organization with a special status in the UN, has full diplomatic relations with almost all countries. as an ordinary actor in the world public and political sphere. Today, the Holy See plays an even more active role in world politics than in the past. Since the election of Pope John Paul II in 1978, the Holy See has played a prominent role in world politics. The charismatic and successful leadership of the Church is of great importance for the establishment by the Holy See of an agenda in the international arena, which is an important prerequisite for the effectiveness of its foreign policy. Playing a special role in international relations, the Holy See takes an active part in world policy-making and has all the important foreign policy resources that should not be underestimated. This article reveals the formation of the main priorities of the foreign policy of the Holy See, based on historical and modern examples. The structure of the article consists of four main parts, in which the Holy See is considered as a global transnational actor in world politics, the personal factor of the Pontiff in shaping the Holy See's foreign policy is studied, the main foreign policy tasks and priorities of the Holy See are solved.

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