His teenage daughter refuses to believe it was suicide, as this would go against all of the principles for which her father stood, therefore she is convinced it was murder. The third Secret is revealed from the Lady Mary of Fatima. When Pope Clement sends Michener to the Romanian highlands, then to a Bosnian holy site, in search of a priest–possibly one of the last people on Earth who knows Mary’s true message–a perilous set of events unfolds.

The first secret is what we don't tell people, the second secret is what we don't tell ourselves, and the third secret is the truth.

The first secret is what we don't tell people, the second secret is what we don't tell ourselves, and the third secret is the truth. Night after restless night, Pope Clement XV enters the Vatican’s Riserva, the special archive open only to popes, where the Church’s most clandestine and controversial documents are stored.

When revealed, its quizzical tone and anticlimactic nature leave many faithful wondering if the Church has truly unveiled all of the Virgin Mary’s words–or if a message far more important has been left in the shadows. Vatican City, present day: Papal secretary Father Colin Michener is concerned for the Pope. In a desperate search for answers, he travels to Pope Clement’s birthplace in Germany, where he learns that the third secret of Fatima may dictate the very fate of the Church–a fate now lying in Michener’s own hands. Now the Pope’s interest in Fatima threatens to uncover a shocking ancient truth that Valendrea has kept to himself for many years. Fatima, Portugal, 1917: The Virgin Mary appears to three peasant children, sharing with them three secrets, two of which are soon … Clement dies without revealing what is really bothering him, and there is an intimate look at the kind of political jostling that takes place as an impending conclave looms. With Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Diane Cilento. The death of a psychologist is investigated by his teenage daughter and a … | - is this the correct spelling?) The actual contents of the Third Secret are revealed and confirmed in a startling climax. The truth, however, turns out to be surprising and disturbing. Be the first to contribute! | The story takes us behind the Vatican walls during the reign of a dying pope. The death of a psychologist is investigated by his teenage daughter and a former patient. Michener finds himself embroiled in murder, suspicion, suicide, deceit, and his forbidden passion for a beloved woman.

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| Deeply moved by the experience, he vowed to comply with Mary's reported request for the Consecration of Russia. Amid all the dirty campaigning a secret exists that will either usher the church into a new era or bring down the entire establishment.

D'Andrea (Valendrea ?

His attitudes toward birth control and homosexuality may also be reflected in certain aspects of the novel. Bestselling author Steve Berry tackles some of the most controversial ideas of our time in a breakneck journey through the history of the Church and the future of religion. She enlists the help of a former patient to try to get to the truth.

Synopsis. is determined to be Pope to bring back pre-Vatican II traditions. The third secret is sealed away in the Vatican, read only by popes, and not disclosed until the year 2000.

The book draws on accounts of visitations of Our Lady of Fatima and other important Marian apparitions. Michener is an Irish-American who fell in love and broke his vows of celibacywith repor…

Though unsure of the details, Michener knows that the Pope’s distress stems from the revelations of Fatima.

A prominent London psychologist seems to have taken his own life, causing stunned disbelief amongst his colleagues and patients.

[3], There was a conservative French priest named Michel Collin or Colin, who between 1950 and 1974, proclaimed himself to be "Pope Clement XV" (see, For instance, Catholic scholar Antonio Socci in, John Paul's vow was written in a letter to theologian Germano Pattaro, quoted in, attitudes toward birth control and homosexuality.

Fatima, Portugal, 1917: The Virgin Mary appears to three peasant children, sharing with them three secrets, two of which are soon revealed to the world.

The Third Secret is a 2005 novel written by Steve Berry. He sends Michener to Romania with a message for a priest who runs an orphanage under appalling conditions, and gives him other strange errands.

The first secret is what we don't tell people, the second secret is what we don't tell ourselves, and the third secret is the truth. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Synopsis submission guide. Clement's obsession with the Fatima messages is based partly on that of Pope John Paul I, who, as Patriarch of Venice, met Lucia Santos and spoke with her for several hours. Parents Guide, Kevin Steinhauer . [2] As Michener gathers information for Clement, it is confirmed that there is a second part and that the Romanian priest kept a copy (a "facsimile") of both parts, which he later sent to Clement with a letter saying "Why is the Church lying?"

Explosive in both its pace and its revelations, The Third Secret is a remarkable international thriller. Synopsis

Taglines The best-kept secret concerns the schizophrenia of the dead man's teenaged daughter (Pamela Franklin)--a fact that provides the key to mystery.

Explosive in both its pace and its revelations, The Third Secret is a remarkable international thriller.

Bestselling author Steve Berry tackles some of the most controversial ideas of our time in a breakneck journey through the history of the Church and the future of religion.

Ambitious Cardinal Alberto d'Andrea (Valendrea ? He is clearly troubled by something, but won't fully confide in his secretary, Father Colin Michener.

All that Michener knows about Clement's problem is that it has to do with the Third Secret, which was (actually) written in Portuguese by Marian visionary Lucia Santos in the 1940s and (in the novel) translated into Italian for Pope John XXIII by the Romanian priest who now runs the orphanage. https://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm/book_number/1614 It condems the Church for being way off base on a lot of doctrine. Plot Keywords Valendrea desperately covets the papacy, having narrowly lost out to Clement at the last conclave.

Equally concerned, but not out of any sense of compassion, is Alberto Cardinal Valendrea, the Vatican’s Secretary of State. The Prophecy of the Popes is quoted in the text.

Clement XV,[1] a gentle, poetic German, keeps visiting the archives where the Third Secret of Fatima is kept. Michener is an Irish-American who fell in love and broke his vows of celibacy with reporter Katerina Lew, now involved with another priest who has gone public with his sexual affairs and demanding the Church to allow priests to marry. Equally determined to keep him from ever assuming the chair is the tough but decent Cardinal Ngovi.

The third part of the series, "Winter", directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, follows Helen (played by Naomie Harris), a strong-willed outsider who comes to the island seeking answers, but whose arrival precipitates a fractious battle to decide its fate.

While interviewing three of these worthies (Jack Hawkins, Diane Cilento and Richard Attenborough), Boyd discover that each has a deep dark secret that the psychiatrist was privy to. It reveals some very troublesome things for the Church. - is this the correct spelling?)

It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. He sends Michener to Romania with a message for a priest who runs an orphanage under appalling conditions, and gives him other strange errands. Michener learns that John XXIII started Vatican II partly as a response to what he read in the Third Secret, but without revealing it in 1960 (as Lucia actually said Mary had asked). https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Third_Secret_(novel)&oldid=973224180, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 August 2020, at 02:04.

He is clearly troubled by something, but won't fully confide in his secretary, Father Colin Michener. Clement XV, a gentle, poetic German, keeps visiting the archives where the Third Secret of Fatima is kept. and his secretary/lover, Paolo Ambrosi, carry on Machiavellian conspiracies behind the scenes, including having Katerina spy on Michener during his mysterious travels.

History Matters, the Steve and Elizabeth Berry foundation to preserve historical sites. The death of a psychologist is investigated by his teenage daughter and a former patient.

It was supposedly revealed to the world in 2000, but (as many suspect in real life) rumor exists that what was revealed was only the first part of a longer message. There are a lot of twists and turns and it is a real page turner. Directed by Charles Crichton.

The story takes us behind the Vatican walls during the reign of a dying pope.