Faith in God is being replaced by faith in man. Percy Franklin is a simple English priest witnessing the end times. With the rise of a mysterious leader called Julian Felsenburgh, Christians realize that he is increasingly becoming a powerful and dreadful antichrist. Father Franklin seeks spiritual guidance by traveling to Rome to meet with Pope John XXIV, who has been gathering the dying remnants of the faith together. In a new edition for modern readers, immerse in the cinematically spectacular conclusion of virtue in the face of vicious hatred, as Father Franklin and the last of Christ's flock confront the overwhelming force of the Lord of the World.