When in Rome [Idioma Inglés]: A Journal of Life in Vatican City - Softcover

A lighthearted look at the varied, colorful inhabitants and history of the Vatican ranges from the medieval knights of the crusades to the Pope's personal tailor to the mummified body of Saint Pius X, as seen by an award-winning journalist. Original.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

When in Rome is a backstairs tour of one of the world's most mysterious and eccentric cities. Hutchinson introduces the varied and colorful individuals who live and work in the Vatican. In the process, he explores the mysterious orders of medieval knights, some dating back to the First Crusade, which still play a vital role in the Vatican; explains how bumbling Vatican archaeologists found, and then lost, the bones of St. Peter; probes the sex lives of the popes, from the "pornocracy" of Sergius III to the incestuous orgies of Rodrigo Borgia; experiences high fashion in the Holy See, including a visit to the pope's personal tailor; encounters the weird relics of Catholicism, such as the mummified body of St. Pius X and a museum made entirely out of human bones; recounts the true story behind the True Cross, now kept in a run-down church near the Colosseum; and much, much more.