Vatican police broke up an allegedly drug-fuelled orgy in an apartment belonging to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Italian media reports.

Vatican police raided the party at the apartment last month, allegedly finding a group of men under the influence of drugs, Il Fatto Quotidiano reports .

It’s understood the apartment was the home of the secretary of Cardinal Francesco Coccopa­l­merio, who is believed to have since undertaken a clinical detox.

Cardinal Coccopa­l­merio is the head of the Pontifical Council for Legislative texts and one of Pope Francis’ key advisers.

He had recently recommended his secretary get a promotion to bishop, but it’s understood he has suffered two previous drug overdoses and that may now be in jeopardy, the Australian reports .