A fascinating and enlightening look at the worlds' oldest and most mysterious institution is written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present. Balanced and lively and filled with Vatican history and lore, "All the Pope's Men" provides the general reader with an authoritative picture of the highly ...
Veteran Vatican watcher John Allen chronicles the events, in 2005, following the death of Pope John Paul II, that led to the selection of Cardinal Ratzinger to be Pope Benedict XVI. Allen draws on his deep knowledge of Vatican procedures to demystify the selection process, known as the conclave; and he draws on his many contacts to reveal the ...
On Tuesday 19th April 2005: white smoke signals the election of a new Pontiff, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI. Reprint of Cardinal Ratzinger with a New Preface, revised title and jacket. The elevation of Joseph Ratzinger to the Papacy has raised more questions than it answers about what the future holds for the world's one billion ...
This book is the only existing biography of Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloysius Ratzinger on April 16, 1927, in southern Bavaria. Comprehensive in scope and intimate in content, it provides a vivid blow-by-blow of the controversies that have wracked the Catholic Church during the past twenty years: Liberation theology, birth control, women's ...
Description: Allen Jr., John L., pub. by Doubleday, nd (2004), c2004, 3rd printing, boards & cloth w/gilt spine titles, fine w/dj, 392 pp w/index & appendix, tall 8vo, 'The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Thinks' read more
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Publisher: Stanke
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Edition: FIRST Collected Thus Edition.
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Publisher: HEARST Magazines / TIME Inc.
Date Published: 1951
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Publisher: Continuum
Date Published: 2000
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The Legacy of John Paul II: Images & Memories
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Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI, Giancarlo Giuliani (Photographer)
