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Vatican is a 1986 novel by the Irish Catholic priest and writer Malachi Martin. The book is a fictional account of the inner workings and power struggles of the Vatican bureaucracy, with a focus on its financial network. The story follows a young American priest, Richard Lansing, who becomes a monsignor in Rome after World War II. He becomes a confidant to five different popes and witnesses the intrigues and political machinations behind the scenes at the Vatican. The novel's plot includes the fall of Mussolini, a Soviet mole in the Vatican, and a pope's murder with the help of Vatican officials. It is noted for its detailed portrayal of the Church's financial network. Malachi Martin, a former Jesuit who served as a professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, was known for his critical views of the Catholic Church and wrote several novels and non-fiction books on the subject.