Recently Received: All The Pope's Men: The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Works, by John L. Allen, Jr.

The Vatican in Rome can be described as the world's oldest and most mysterious institution. What really goes on behind its walls? How are decisions which affect over a billion Catholics arrived at? What motivates the people who work there - power, greed, duty? Few people are qualified to answer such questions because few really know enough to even try.