Of bridges, walls and fountains -- From sacred to secular city -- Twentieth-century popes revisited -- The mind of Karol Wojtyla -- Peter's secretaries -- Papal diplomacy -- Watchdogs of orthodoxy -- Preferment and patronage -- The meanings of canonization -- They also serve -- Propaganda and the East -- The professionals -- Dialogue with the Lord's brothers -- The new curialists -- Communicating with the global village -- The next council: Lateran VI
