Book signing with Caroline Pigozzi for her book *Dictionnaire amoureux du Vatican insolite*

Caroline Pigozzi, a journalist and senior correspondent, is France’s best-known and most highly regarded Vatican correspondent. In her *Dictionnaire amoureux* (published by Plon), she immerses the reader in a Vatican that is as personal as it is unusual and unprecedented.
The special bonds that Caroline Pigozzi has forged, particularly with Popes John Paul II and Francis, enrich her *Dictionnaire amoureux* with memories that are as vivid as they are moving. She also introduces us to the indispensable yet often overlooked men and women who bring the Holy See to life, and guides us through its must-see places and monuments. Here, she reveals a different side to the Vatican and offers an insider’s view of the workings of this sovereign state spanning forty-four hectares – a bastion of spirituality and contemplation, where intelligence, culture, holy prudence and a taste for secrecy reign supreme.
Daily life, the workings of the Church of Rome, palace intrigues, the election of the Prince of the Apostles… are all described in detail, alongside portraits of the Holy See’s key figures. Unpublished anecdotes and personal recollections, along with private confidences from popes, bishops and cardinals, immerse the reader in a world full of surprises…