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: 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

Product Description: "Make me an instrument of your peace." St. Francis of AssisiWhen the curtains were drawn and our new Holy Father stepped out into view of the 150,000 people waiting in St. Peter's Square, it was a humble and gentle man from Argentina who greeted them, not in triumph, but with a gentle wave...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: Eugenio Pacelli, Pope Pius XII, is one of the most studied but least understood popes of the twentieth century while his pontificate remains the most turbulent and controversial. Although there is a general consensus that he faced serious problems during his tenure―fascist aggression, the Second World War, the Nazi genocide of the Jews, the march of communism, and the Cold War―there is disagreement on his response to these developments...read more

Book Description: This is a personal and insightful portrait of Pope Pius XII, the memories of Sister M. Pascalina Lehnert, who served as his housekeeper for forty years. Her book, most of it written just a few months after the Pope’s death, shares insights into the person, the life, and the thinking of Pius XII, from his time as Nuncio in Munich until his death...read more

Product Description: “John XXIII was, in the best possible sense, a revolutionary—a Pope of modernization who kept in continuity with the church’s past, yet made even the most enlightened of his 20th century predecessors seem like voices of another age...read more

Product Description: Traces the life and controversial legacy of the first Polish pope in the two-thousand-year history of the papacy.

Product Description: This book describes the surprising, lifelong relationship between Pope John Paul II and his Jewish friend, Jerzy Kluger. Their friendship played a role in shaping Karol Wojtyla s early views toward the Jewish people, and his later efforts, as pope, to overcome the legacy of anti-Semitism...read more

Product Description: At the close of the tumultuous Middle Ages, there lived a man who seemed destined from birth to save the world. His name was Peter Morrone, a hermit, a founder of a religious order, and, depending on whom you talk to, a reformer, an instigator, a prophet, a coward, a saint, and possibly a victim of murder...read more

Product Description: Explores the ever present message pf God's mercy in the writings, speeches, and life of John Paul II. This informative book is also about the personal through his pontificate has changed the world.

Product Description: This new biography, marking the first five years of Benedict's tenure, shows how the unfolding pontificate has been one of several surprises. As leader of the world's 1.24 billion Catholics, Benedict's papacy continues to play an important role in the religious sphere as well as on the world political stage...read more

Product Description: Available in English for the first time, this engaging and enlightening biography of John Paul II argues the case that the late pope’s life and deeds make him a worthy saint.A number-one best seller in Italy, Why He Is a Saint is an account of the late pope’s life, highlighting his deep Christian faith, his dedication to the Church, and his role in bringing down communism...read more

Product Description: Le texte majeur de la réforme grégorienne. Natif d''Alsace et lié aux rois de Germanie, Brunon fut d''abord évêque de Toul avant de devenir pape le 12 février 1049 sous le nom de Léon IX. Il fut surtout un voyageur, uvrant pour la paix en Europe et ce jusqu à la fin de son pontificat en 1054...read more

Product Description: “Thank goodness that John C. Moore’s biography of Pope Innocent III is finally available in an affordable format. His clarity of language, nuanced analysis, and evident mastery of both the sources and the wealth of studies devoted to this pope, whose pontificate was a major watershed in Western history, make Moore’s study a ‘must have’ addition to the library of every medieval student and scholar...read more

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Product Description: This behind-the-scenes perspective offers a unique opportunity to experience Pope John Paul II's character and reign, as well as a look at the inner workings of the Vatican. French journalist Caroline Pigozzi discovered a man both awe-inspiring and surprisingly warm and generous...read more