Product Description: The lives of ten Greek Popes of Rome.

Product Description: Book by Giovanni, Paolo, II

A detailed look at papal diplomacy examines how the Catholic Church formulates and implements its foreign policy

Product Description: An Intimate Portrait of the Pope and His Homeland Highlighting a little-known personal side of Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, this book places him in the context of his homeland, Bavaria a place which the author, Brennan Pursell, has come to know well through extensive travel and study over the last twelve years...read more

Product Description: Pope Benedict XIV Lambertini (r. 1740–58) was one of the driving forces behind the Italian Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. His campaign to reconcile faith and empirical science, re-launch a dialogue between the Church and the European intellectual community, and expand papal patronage of the arts and sciences helped restore Italy’s position as a center of intellectual and artistic innovation...read more

Product Description: When Joseph Ratzinger chose the Papal name Benedict XVI he consciously bought into a legacy that has stretched over nearly 1500 years. From Bonosus in 575 to Bendict XV in 1914 the Benedictine legacy has been one of turmoil. Benedict XV is one of the least known Popes of the 20th century, but one of the most important...read more

Product Description: For decades before his election, Pope Benedict XVI was known across the world as an unwavering upholder of Catholic orthodoxy. But what kind of man is Benedict XVI? What were the influences that shaped him, and how might the Catholic Church evolve under his leadership? Written for the general reader, this book aims to answer these questions as well as why the future Pope disavowed his youthful liberalism...read more

Joseph Ratzinger has been the most powerful figure in the Catholic Church after John Paul II for decades. This is an accessible, factual and anecdotal portrait of the new Pope.

Product Description: Though the election to the papacy of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stunned the world, very few expressed doubt about the direction in which the allegedly authoritarian pope would lead the Catholic Church. Yet Benedict XVI is likely to surprise those expecting uncritical adherence to the policies of John Paul II, according to a new biography by Michael Rose, author of the bestselling Goodbye, Good Men...read more

Product Description: Want to know the inside story of the recent abdication by one Pope and the election of a startling new one--complete with colorful photos and analysis by the noted journalist Philip Lawler?  Well, here it is.—Fr. C. J. McCloskey, Church historian and Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute in Washington DC...read more

Recounts the lives, deeds and misdeeds of the 265 Popes from St Peter to Pope Benedict XVI. The dichotomy between the dignity of the holy office and the human passions and pleasures of some of the individuals who have occupied it characterizes the narrative throughout.

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Offers an introduction to the role of the pope in the Catholic Church, discusses the Vatican's influence on world history, and profiles selected popes. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The Catholic Church has been undoubtedly going through a period of profound crisis. Endless scandals and conspiracies have plagued the Church in recent years, and with resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in February 2013, the Catholic community was left in dire need of direction and spiritual renewal...read more

The election of Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis has reinvigorated interest in the Church for many people, both Catholics and non-Catholics alike. With a winning smile and a casual 'Buona Sera' the new Pope greeted the world, and the world was entranced. His message of simplicity, and his commitment to the poor and marginalised, have attracted the rapt attention of an often cynical world.So who is Francis, Bishop of Rome, the man his colleagues went 'to the end of the world' to find?This short biography by Fr Michael Collins, Vatican expert and biographer of Pope Benedict XVI, explains in simple terms who Francis is, where he came from, and what the main influences on his life have been.Collins also outlines briefly the important events in the new pontiff's life to date, from entrance to the Society of Jesus as a young man, his appointment as Provincial of the Jesuits in Argentina at a time of great civil unrest, his appointment as bishop and later Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and ultimately his election as Pope and Bishop of Rome.

Product Description: First JesuitFirst Latin AmericanA new pope who chose as his first act a simple request: please pray for me.The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI took the world by surprise and for good reason. More than six hundred years had passed since a pope last left his post...read more

Product Description: First Jesuit. First Latin American. And a new pope who chose as his first act a simple request: please pray for me.The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI took the world by surprise and for good reason. More than 600 years had passed since a pope last left his post...read more

Product Description: First JesuitFirst Latin AmericanA new pope who chose as his first act a simple request: please pray for me.The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI took the world by surprise and for good reason. More than six hundred years had passed since a pope last left his post...read more