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Discover why the smallest sovereign state in the world wields more diplomatic influence than nations a thousand times its size — and how spiritual authority and temporal power converge in one ancient office.

Peek behind the curtain of the world’s oldest continuously operating bureaucracy. From the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to the Apostolic Penitentiary, see how 1.4 billion Catholics are governed.

What happens when the white smoke rises? Trace the centuries-old rituals of the conclave, the secret oaths, the locked doors — and the men who hold the keys to the next pontificate.

From a newly ordained deacon to the Bishop of Rome himself — explore the sacred chain of authority that stretches back to the Twelve Apostles and has never been broken.

Your parish is part of something vast. See how 3,000+ dioceses, 600+ archdioceses, and 23 metropolitan provinces connect every Catholic on earth to Rome.

Benedictines, Franciscans, Dominicans, Jesuits — explore the radical vows, ancient rules, and hidden monasteries that have shaped Western civilization for 1,500 years.

Before there were cathedrals, there were catacombs. Walk through three centuries of persecution, martyrdom, and explosive growth that transformed a small Jewish sect into a world religion.

Charlemagne’s coronation. The rise of the great universities. Gothic cathedrals reaching toward heaven. Discover the age when faith and culture were one — and Europe was called Christendom.

Twenty-one councils. Two thousand years. Every major doctrine you know was forged in fierce debate — from the divinity of Christ at Nicaea to the renewal of the Church at Vatican II.

265 men have sat in the Chair of St. Peter. Trace the unbroken line from a fisherman in Galilee to the present day — through persecutions, schisms, antipopes, and reformations.

Twenty-three ancient churches, six liturgical traditions, one communion with Rome. Discover the Eastern face of Catholicism that most Western Catholics never see.

Two visions of renewal. One Church. Explore the 200-year intellectual battle over how Catholics should worship — and why it matters more than ever today.