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Religion & Occult · Religious institutions & secrets

Douglas Sladen wrote a book titled The Secrets of the Vatican that describes Vatican spaces, art, and subterranean areas including the grottoes of St. Peter’s. Public interest in the Vatican archives often focuses on whether restricted or unreleased holdings contain material that would substantially revise accepted church history.

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  1. 2014-02-25 · document_releasePBS FRONTLINE airs Secrets of the Vatican
  2. 2019 · eventVatican opens broader scholarly access to Pius XII-era archive materials
  3. 2024 · amplificationInterviews with the archives’ prefect frame retirement and public myths about secrets

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