Following his sudden heart attack, Pope Pius XIII lies in a coma. As the threat of terrorism and the potential risks of Pius' idolatry loom, Secretary of State Cardinal Voiello makes a hasty move ...

Voiello bows out and Cardinal Assente succeeds him, but his policy is not to the taste of all cardinals; the Vatican decides to put an end to radio broadcasts transmitting the breathing of Pius ...

The new pope seems perfect, but he conceals secrets and a certain fragility. And he immediately understands that it will not be easy to replace the charismatic Pius XIII: hanging between life and ...