Summary:

Dr. David Alvarez, professor at Saint Mary's College of California, discusses his adventures researching in the Vatican Secret Archive, and delves into one of his books Spies in the Vatican: Espionage and Intrigue from Napoleon to the Holocaust.

Stay tuned for Part II of this discussion, which will be available a week from today.

What You'll Learn:

• How-to guide to navigating the Vatican Secret Archive, known today as the Vatican Apostolic Archive
• Evolving Role of Intelligence for the Papacy from the beginning of the 19th Century to World War II
• What makes the Vatican's relationship with intelligence distinct

And much, much more...

Music Credit: Secret Room by Luminbird & Glimmering by Dan Phillipson