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1) The Vatican
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"The Vatican" is a unique, behind-the-scenes tour of the world's smallest nation and the spiritual center of the Roman Catholic Church. Written by a former employee of the Vatican, this book offers readers an unprecedented photographic journey.
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Penguin Workshop
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[2019]
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"Author Megan Stine charts the beginning of Christianity and its hold on members of the faith as well as the countless struggles for power (one pope was poisoned by his own men!), the building of the Vatican and creation of the Sistine Chapel, and the Secret Archives that hold papers the church has accumulated over the centuries"--
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The first in an explosive, gripping new series from the million-copy bestselling author Ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason is thrown into the hunt for the Vatican's most treasured possession — a book of secrets, passed down from pope to pope — when it's stolen by an ancient clandestine society. Mason and his rag-tag crew become embroiled in a global chase to find the book, before the Vatican's deepest secret can be revealed...
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Power comes from knowledge. Knowledge from information.Vatican retains and extends power with information. Vatican is constantly ravenous for more. Vatican sends people like Pinion for information, whatever the cost.From a frozen Swiss winter to summer in Tuscany. Pinion stays one step ahead of the Inquisition, teasing information from the recalcitrant and reluctant for his masters in St. Peter's.Follow the danger in these five original stories: The...
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Readers will not be able to put down The Vatican Conspiracy, the latest thrilling adventure by Jonathan Cross. In this mystical suspense novel, the first American/Jewish Pope conspires with the head of the Italian Mafia, a U.S. Senator, a young Jesuit priest, and a covert military operative to stop drug cartels from selling drugs to children. Will he be successful? The action twists and turns continually as this mystical thriller rushes to its stunning...
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"The Vatican Plot" is an adventure of intrigue, betrayal, power and against it the whole struggle for good. Patrizia, a young woman who works at the Vatican Library, finds herself in the middle of a storm after subwaying her nose where she doesn't belong and must navigate to safety. The pope, the mafia, the national governments, the jihadists all have their hands in the mix trying to push and pull events in their favor, but not all can win or escape...
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Two honest brothers, forced into crime by criminal threat planned the perfect crime to steal valuable Vatican relic in cased in a jeweled receptacle. Their plan succeeds but during escape one brother is killed in an automobile accident. The surviving brother is the only one who know details of the crime and where the relic is hidden, but he suffers from amnesia as a result of the same accident. Famous insurance investigator is stymied. The story details...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Pope Benedict's final days and Francis' battle to set the church on a new path. Pope Benedict made history when he announced his resignation, becoming the first Pope to step down voluntarily in six hundred years. In his wake he left a bitterly divided Vatican mired in scandals. But is Benedict's successor, Pope Francis, taming the forces that helped destroy Benedict's papacy? Is he succeeding in lifting the Church out of crisis? Nearly a year in the...
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As the head of the Catholic Church, the Vatican has investigated religious mysteries for authenticity for centuries. The present day is no exception. A multinational team has been dispatched on a globe-trotting mission to investigate a warning issued by the Virgin Mary. The inhabitants of the earth must change their ways, she tells us, or her Son will return with a vengeance. The message goes unheeded.
The Vatican Investigation Division descends...
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Most of the Church's senior leaders have converged upon the city of Besancon in Burgundy, where Pope Urban's renegade papacy, now on the run from the Vatican's would-be usurper Borja, plans to offer an ecumenical olive branch to the other Christian denominations with which Rome has been at war. Fortunately, Urban has up-time help relying on Cardinal Protector Larry Mazzare's theological savvy, Sharon Nichol's medical skills, and a small contingent...
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Pope Benedict made history when he announced his resignation, becoming the first Pope to step down voluntarily in six hundred years. In his wake he left a bitterly divided Vatican mired in scandals. But is Benedict's successor, Pope Francis, taming the forces that helped destroy Benedict's papacy? Is he succeeding in lifting the Church out of crisis? Nearly a year in the making, this special FRONTLINE goes inside the Vatican - one of the world's most...
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What is hidden within the walls of the Vatican Secret Archives? Explore the hidden inner walls of this sacred and mysterious realm in this documentary. Rumored connections to Martin Luther, Henry VIII, Galileo and the Knights Templar are the tip of the iceberg in one of Europe's most intriguing, secret locations.
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BC isn't much of a priest. Didn't go to Seminary. Doesn't like to be called "Father". Never said a mass in his life. Though he wears the collar, BC serves in a different way-as an assassin for the Pope of the New Catholic Church (NCC). He'll soon kill Governor Meredith McEntyre of Lunar Prime, the independent city-state on the Moon.
The NCC is allied with the Universal Trade Zone (UTZ) of Earth and its orbital stations in the war against the Mars-based...
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Cianfarra reports his findings on the actions of The Vatican during the Second World War. Famously neutral during a time of intense conflict, Pope Pius XII's public appearances neglected to overtly support either side. In his foreword to the book, the author speculates whether The Vatican would have aligned itself with whichever side ultimately found itself successful after the war. A longtime foreign correspondent for the New York Times, Cianfarra...
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How much do you know about the Vatican City? The walled enclave is one of the world's top tourist destinations, attracting millions of people each year with its amazing architecture and works of art. This fascinating book contains over one hundred interesting facts about the Vatican, with sections covering everything from the Sistine Chapel to the Swiss Guards, various landmarks and much more - including of course those who have held the exalted position...
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A&E Television Networks
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[2011]
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What happens inside the Vatican continues to compel millions of people, but few get to see it. Provides a revealing look at the inner workings of the Vatican, from the secret archives to the Swiss guards, as well as some of the treasures locked inside. See what is housed under the 110-acre site as an ongoing excavation of an ancient cemetery that the Vatican was built upon uncovers priceless artifacts, including the bones of St. Peter himself, and...
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A vibrant pope dies unexpectedly! Immediately, centuries-old sacred rituals unfold in Rome to memorialize and replace the Supreme Pontiff. Princes of the Church-cardinals in their crimson robes-converge on the Vatican from around the world. But this papal election will be like none before. Zealous lay advocates, distraught with the tragic downward spiral of the Church, are dedicated to radical change. As high-ranking cardinals clash in Rome over ideology...
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