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Vatican Spies
- From the Second World War to Pope Francis
Engelsk Hardback
Vatican Spies
- From the Second World War to Pope Francis
Engelsk Hardback

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"Officially," the Vatican has no espionage service; but does that mean that no one carries out intelligence operations on its behalf? During the Second World War and Cold War, Rome was awash with spies. In response, under the cover of the Secretariat of State, a band of monsignors and priests hunted for ''moles'' spying on the Vatican, carried out clandestine diplomacy, investigated the assassination of priests and other scandals threatening the Church, and conducted high-risk missions across the Iron Curtain.

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

Denoel also investigates the internecine struggles between the Jesuits and Opus Dei; and deciphers the machinations that marked the pontificate of Benedict XVI, which are still ongoing under Pope Francis today.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
384
ISBN-13:
9781911723400
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1911723405
Udg. Dato:
5 dec 2024
Længde:
43mm
Bredde:
167mm
Højde:
242mm
Forlag:
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato:
5 dec 2024
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