Vatican Spies: From the Second World War to Pope Francis by Deno?l, Yvonnick

Vatican Spies: From the Second World War to Pope Francis

"Officially" the Vatican has no espionage service; but does no one carry out intelligence operations on its...
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Author: Yvonnick Deno?l
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Vatican Spies: From the Second World War to Pope Francis by Deno?l, Yvonnick

Vatican Spies: From the Second World War to Pope Francis

€48,56

Vatican Spies: From the Second World War to Pope Francis

€48,56
Author: Yvonnick Deno?l
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
"Officially" the Vatican has no espionage service; but does no one carry out intelligence operations on its behalf? During the Second World War and Cold War, Rome was teeming with spies. A band of undercover monsignors and priests hunted for Vatican "moles", led clandestine diplomacy, investigated assassinations of priests and other scandals threatening the Church, and conducted high-risk missions behind the Iron Curtain.

Drawing on freshly released archives of foreign services that worked with or against the Holy See, Vatican Spies reveals eighty years of shadow wars and dirty tricks. These include infiltrating Russian-speaking priests into the Soviet Union; secret negotiations between John XXIII and Khrushchev; the future Paul VI"s close relationship with the CIA; the Vatican's infiltration by Eastern Bloc intelligence; the battles between the Jesuits and Opus Dei; and the secret bank funds channeled first to fight communism in South America, then to support Solidarity in Poland.

This entertaining book journeys right to the present, uncovering startling machinations under Benedict XVI and, today, Pope Francis.

Author: Yvonnick Deno?l
Publisher: Hurst & Co.
Published: 02/03/2025
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.89lbs
Size: 9.43h x 6.46w x 1.21d
ISBN: 9781911723400


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2025 pg. 70

About the Author
Yvonnick Deno?l is a French historian, publisher and intelligence specialist who has written on the CIA, Mossad, and espionage in the twentieth century. Vatican Spies has appeared in German and Italian translations.

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