vatican city

Chronicles the construction of St. Peter's Basilica from its beginnings in 1506 to its completion more than two centuries later, and discusses how the Basilica's construction impacted the Catholic Church and European history.

History of the buildings, occupants, and uses of the Vatican in Rome.

World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol that has been seared into the chest of a murdered physicist, and to his surprise and horror he discovers that an ancient secret brotherhood has resurfaced.

Text and photographs take a look at Rome as the spiritual center of the Catholic Church and at the ceremonies and traditions of Catholicism itself.

Offers an inside-look at the inner workings of the Vatican, revealing how decisions are made, how papal bureaucrats think, and how careers in the Roman Curia are shaped.

Exclusive photographs and revealing text introduce the world's smallest nation and the center of the world's largest religious body, the Roman Catholic Church.

World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol that has been seared into the chest of a murdered physicist, and to his surprise and horror he discovers that an ancient secret brotherhood has resurfaced.

Provides a brief history of the area, the growth of Papal power, surveys the offices of the Roman Catholic Church, Vatican Radio, and the significance of the Vatican.

World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol seared into the chest of a murder victim, where he discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient brotherhood with a vendetta against the Catholic Church.