New books demonstrate majesty, power of Vatican through the years
These are the covers of "Vatican Secret Archives: Unknown Pages of Church History" by Grzegorz Gorny and Janusz Rosikon; "The Church and the Modern Era (1846-2005): Pius IX, World Wars and the Second Vatican Council" by David M. Wagner; "Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity" by Russell Shaw. They are reviewed by Timothy Walch. (CNS composite/courtesy Ignatius Press, Ave Maria Press, Ignatius Press)
By Timothy Walch
• Catholic News Service • Posted February 12, 2021
“Vatican Secret Archives: Unknown Pages of Church History” by Grzegorz Gorny and Janusz Rosikon. Ignatius Press (San Francisco, 2020). 370 pp., $34.95.