Vatican History

Eric Frattini relata en este documentado y sorprendente ensayo la historia del espionaje vaticano. Los cuarenta papas que han gobernado desde la creación de la Santa Alianza, desde Pío V a Juan Pablo II, han tenido que enfrentarse a descristianizaciones y cismas, revoluciones y dictadores, persecuciones y atentados, guerras civiles y mundiales, asesinatos y secuestros. Los sacerdotes-agentes de la Santa Alianza, cuya existencia jamás se ha reconocido por el Estado Vaticano, mataron, robaron, conspiraron y traicionaron en el nombre de Dios y de la fe católica por mandato del Sumo Pontífice.

Tasked with choosing a pontiff to replace a previous incumbent (Paul IV) whose reign was marked by repression and brutality, and faced with the growing challenge of the Protestant Reformation, the conclave faced a critically important decision for the future of the Roman Catholic Church and was faction-ridden even by the standards of such polarised gatherings. France and Spain, both looking to extend their power in Italy and beyond, had very different ideas of who the new pope should be, as did the Italian cardinals.

The Roman Curia is the central body for the administration of the Roman Catholic Church. Its structure and organization is governed by Praedicate Evangelium, a new law issued by Pope Francis in 2022. The nature of the Curia is both confusing to many and vitally important for the administration of the Church and the Vatican.

Los cuervos del Vaticano revela una historia de mayordomos traidores, filtraciones de documentos, comisiones secretas de investigación, del servicio de espionaje y contraespionaje del Vaticano, de prelados que denuncian la corrupción y que son alejados de inmediato de San Pedro, lavado de dinero, altos miembros de la mafia siciliana, un complot para asesinar al papa, una adolescente desaparecida y supuestamente utilizada como esclava sexual, una guerra entre periodistas y directivos de la prensa católica, un presidente del IOR cesado y con miedo a ser asesinado.

During the German occupation of Rome from 1942-1944, Irishman Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty ran an escape organization for Allied POWs and civilians, including Jews. Safe within the Vatican state, he regularly ventured out in disguise to continue his mission, which earned him the nickname 'The Pimpernel of the Vatican'. When the Allies entered Rome, he and his collaborators - priests, nuns, and laypeople of numerous nationalities and religious beliefs - had saved the lives of over 6,500 people.

Many who have read the New York Times best seller The Da Vinci Code have questions that arise from seven codes, expressed or implied, in Dan Brown's book. In Breaking the Da Vinci Code, Darrell Bock, Ph.D., responds to the novelist's claims using central ancient texts.

From a best-selling author with unprecedented access to Pope Francis, an investigative look at the recent financial scandals at the highest levels of the Vatican. A veritable war is waging in the church: On one side there is Pope Francis' strong message for one church of the poor and all; on the other there is the old Curia, with its endless enemies, and the old and new lobbies struggling to preserve their not-so-Christian privileges.

In September 1943, Adolf Hitler, furious at the ouster of Mussolini, sent German troops into Rome and ordered SS General Karl Wolff, who had been Heinrich Himmler's chief aide, to occupy the Vatican and kidnap (and perhaps kill) Pope Pius XII. At the same time, plans were being made to deport Rome's Jews to Auschwitz. Wolff began playing a dangerous game: stalling Hitler's plot against the pope, whom he hoped would save him from the noose in case Germany lost the war.

What do you really know about Vatican City? The Vatican, comprising the Apostolic Palace, St. Peter’s Basilica, and various other buildings, serves as the headquarters of the Catholic Church. It has done so for nearly two millennium--ever since the first Pope, St. Peter, made it his home. Thousands of Catholics flock to the Vatican and its iconic basilica each year. But what do you really know about this great basilica and the city that houses it?

Seit Wissenschaftler die Archive des Vatikans erforschen können, gibt es immer mehr überraschende Erkenntnisse zum Verhältnis des Vatikans zu den Nationalsozialisten und der politischen Elite in der Weimarer Republik. Päpste, Kardinäle und Bischöfe sahen sich verstrickt in einen weltgeschichtlichen Kampf gegen das Böse, hinter den Mauern des Vatikans diskutierte man über den richtigen Umgang mit den Mächten der Moderne: mit dem Philo- und Antisemitismus, dem Liberalismus, Faschismus oder Kommunismus.

¿Te gusta leer historia y conocer a los personajes que influyeron profundamente en eventos historicos? ¿Te interesa conocer hechos desconocidos o poco publicitados de la Segunda Guerra Mundial? ¿Deseas descubrir verdades olvidadas sobre la relación de Roma y el Nacional-Socialismo? ¿Ansias saber los datos precisos para defenderte de los que mienten al decir que Roma era Pro-Hitler?

Cada año, millones de personas visitan un espectacular circuito compuesto por maravillosas agrupaciones de edificios interconectados y encantadoras casas coloreadas de beige, arena y demás matices terrosos. Al acercarse pueden ver el exterior renacentista de esas construcciones, y los exquisitos detalles capturados en las estatuas colocadas en el tope de palacios y catedrales. Cruzar las puertas de estos lugares históricos, es entrar en todo un mundo nuevo, incluso más cautivador que la vista de la ciudad bañada con el púrpura y el melocotón del crepúsculo. Ubicado en Roma, este fascinante destino no es otro que la Ciudad del Vaticano.

In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Lawrence Keefe talks us through over 100 amazing facts about the sovereign state, covering subjects such as the Sistine Chapel, other well-known landmarks, the Swiss Guards and much more - including information about some rather interesting individuals who have held the exalted position of Pope. So whether you’re looking to visit or are just interested to learn more about this amazing enclave, this is the perfect audiobook for you.