Ingrid D. Rowland
From the revelations of classical statuary pulled from the Roman soil as the popes began rebuilding the city in the fifteenth century, to the myth of serenity that Venice constructed to conceal its physical and political fragility, to bloody yet ... [... more]
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John L. Allen, Jr.
JOHN L. ALLEN is the Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and a Vatican analyst for CNN and National Public Radio. He is the author of The Rise of Benedict XVI and All the Pope's Men: The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really ... [... more]
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Ingrid Rowland
From the revelations of classical statuary pulled from the Roman soil as the popes began rebuilding the city in the fifteenth century, to the myth of serenity that Venice constructed to conceal its physical and political fragility, to bloody yet ... [... more]
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Karol Woytila
The lyrical poetry of Pope John Paul II, available in paperback for the first time, to coincide with the papal visit to the U.S. this fall. In 1982, Random House released the Pope's Collected Poems; now Random House issues this volume in trade ... [... more]
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Pope John XXIII
No other pope of this century has aroused so much interest and universal affection throughout the world as has Pope John XXIII. The Autobiography of Pope John XXIII is an inspiring reading experience that records this pope's thoughts and traces ... [... more]
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Pontius Pilate
In 1491, as Machiavelli advised popes and princes and Leonardo da Vinci astonished the art world, a young man boarded a ship in Portugal bound for Ireland. He would be greeted upon arrival as the rightful heir to the throne of England. The ... [... more]
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Brian Corrigan
The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and popes . . . until the Inquisition, when they were wiped from the face of the earth, their hidden riches lost. But now two forces vying for the ... [... more]
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Robert Moynihan, Ph.D.
Though he was a familiar Church leader for many years before becoming pope, there has been little awareness of the spiritual side of Benedict XVI. Now for the first time readers are given a brilliant overview of the Pope's most inspirational ... [... more]
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Ross King from HarperCollins Publishers
Ross King is the author of the New York Times bestselling Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling and Brunelleschi's Dome-selected by BookSense as the Best Nonfiction Book of 2001-in addition to several novels. Born and raised in Canada, King moved ... [... more]
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