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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
This inspiring reading experience records Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli's thoughts and traces his spiritual development from adolescence to the seminary to a career as a priest, a European papal diplomat, Patriarch of Venice, and finally Pope John XXIII.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"With more than four decades of firsthand experience reporting from Vatican City, David Willey explores the religious and personal background of Pope Francis and his ability to fulfill the promises of reform made during the first two years of his papacy"--
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Pope Francis emphasizes the influence of his grandmother during his boyhood, his desire to do good works, and his determination as pontiff--a title of the pope that means "a builder of bridges"--to reach out to all.
12) Pope Francis
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Pope Francis. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Pope from the Americas"--
Author
Publisher
ISI Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A Singular Bond That Changed History Even as historians credit Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II with hastening the end of the Cold War, they have failed to recognize the depth or significance of the bond that developed between the two leaders. Acclaimed scholar and bestselling author Paul Kengor changes that. In this fascinating book, he reveals a singular bond-which included a spiritual connection between the Catholic pope and the Protestant...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A portrait of Pope Francis and his faith draws on interviews with the men and women who knew him as a child, before he became a priest, or during his years as a bishop, sharing additional insights into the individuals who helped shape his beliefs,"--NoveList.
"A down-to-earth and deeply intimate portrait of Pope Francis and his faith, based on interviews with the men and women who knew him simply as Jorge Mario Bergoglio Early in the evening of...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A rare co-production with the Vatican. Pope Francis' ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and his answers to today's global questions about death, social justice, immigration, ecology, wealth inequality, materialism, and the role of the family.
"The interview sections are fascinating, and scenes of the pope's travels, during which he frequently washes the feet of those who come to him,...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Turning the pages of the precious book that is life, Pope Francis leads us along a path made of emotions, joys, and agonies: a window on the past that will allow us to better understand our present"--
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Emeritus Pope Benedict commands both adulation and unremitting criticism. To millions, he remains a beacon of light in a turbulent modern world. In this second volume of Peter Seewald's authoritative biography, the story runs from the Second Vatican Council (1965-8) right up to the present day. We see how Benedict was influenced by the Council and the ensuing political unrest all over Europe to move from a liberal perspective on the Church and the...
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