Abstract
The chapter addresses a topic at the intersection of macro-structures defined by the differentiation of the global field of world religions and the micro-structures of individual Christian subjectivities. It looks at how modern popes have used pilgrimages to the Middle East in order to foster the standing of Christianity in the region. It focuses on papal diplomacy and the modern form of pilgrimages as a political tool. Based on the distinction between possession goals and milieu goals, the chapter studies practices and speeches by Benedict XVI and Francis during their Middle East pilgrimages. It highlights how these two “traveling popes” have made use of pilgrimages in order to foster possession and milieu goals, and how this shapes interreligious dialogue with Islam and the broader standing of the Roman Catholic Church in world society and its relationship with Christianity in the lands of the historical origin of Christianity.
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