Secrets of the Holy See

The Vatican's most dangerous secret was never meant to be uncovered—but it was never truly buried. In the aftermath of the Dark Guest's disappearance, Father Matteo Rinaldi believes the worst is over. He is wrong. A hidden network within the Holy See—older, quieter, and far more powerful than the forbidden tribunal—begins to surface through coded messages, vanished archives, and deaths ruled "natural" by those who know better. As Captain Elias Vogel uncovers evidence of an international conspiracy tied to the Vatican's diplomatic past, Monsignor Santini races to decode ancient documents that suggest the Church has been safeguarding secrets capable of destabilizing governments, faiths, and nations alike. At the center of it all is a truth the Vatican has protected at any cost: not every secret exists to preserve faith—some exist to control history. With enemies inside the Curia and outside the walls of Rome, the Pope faces a new dilemma: how much truth can the world bear before belief itself collapses? Dark, intelligent, and relentlessly suspenseful, Secrets of the Holy See expands the Pope Intrigue saga beyond the Vatican, revealing that the Church's most guarded mysteries reach far beyond St. Peter's Square.