On 19 April 1940 Celso Costantini prophetically wrote in his diary that if Italy followed Hitler into war, it would be allying itself with the "Anti-Christ." Within weeks, Mussolini's fascist regime plunged Italy into the destructive maelstrom of global military conflict. The en…
A first-hand account of the Eternal City in wartime Italy from within the Vatican's inner circle. Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chronology of the Life of Celso Costantini (1876-1958) -- Author's Preface -- The Year 1938 -- The Year 1939 -- The Yea…
A first-hand account of the Eternal City in wartime Italy from within the Vatican's inner circle.
On 19 April 1940 Celso Costantini prophetically wrote in his diary that if Italy followed Hitler into war, it would be allying itself with the "Anti-Christ." Within weeks, Mussolini's fascist regime plunged Italy into the destructive maelstrom of global military conflict. The en…
On 19 April 1940 Celso Costantini prophetically wrote in his diary that if Italy followed Hitler into war, it would be allying itself with the "Anti-Christ." Within weeks, Mussolini's fascist regime plunged Italy into the destructive maelstrom of global military conflict. The en…
A first-hand account of the Eternal City in wartime Italy from within the Vatican's inner circle.