Adolf Hitler is maddened when his ally and friend Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is ousted from power.

Believing that nothing happens in Italy without the consent of the Catholic Church and the Pope himself, the German Fuhrer decides to avenge Mussolini. He orders a high-ranking SS General to develop a plan to invade the Vatican and kidnap the pope.

SS General Karl Wolff is placed in a dilemma... follow his personal feelings on the disturbing order or directly disobey a direct order from Hitler.

Kidnap the Pope follows the non-stop action of WWII and the countries involved. Can the Vatican be saved and can Pope Pius XII continue his diplomatic efforts on behalf of his church and its followers?