Vatican Spies [electronic resource] : From the Second World War to Pope Francis
Yvonnick Denoël2024
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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 Vat...
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Author:
Yvonnick Denoël, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Hurst Publishers, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (384 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781805261841
Language:
English
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BRN:
527084
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