Inside the Unholy See: the infiltration of the Vatican by foreign powers

Vatican Spies: From the Second World War to Pope Francis Yvonnick Denoël, translated by Alan McKay

Hurst, pp.384, 25

Since it became independent in 1929, Vatican City has been the world’s smallest state. Every evening the gates close, leaving behind only 500 permanent residents. I once spent a week behind the walls as a guest in the Santa Marta hostel where the Pope lives; at night the deserted courtyards are thrillingly spooky.

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Tagged20th-century Vatican history, Catholicism in China, Communism, Espionage, Fr Jerzy Dabrowski, infiltration, KGB, Pope Pius XII, the Catholic church, the Cold War

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Inside the Unholy See: the infiltration of the Vatican by foreign powers

Yvonnick Denoël reveals how, since the mid-20th century, a scandalous number of priests have acted as communist moles

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