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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Loss and Gain Loss and Gain John Henry Newman This novel about a young man's intellectual and spiritual development was the first work John Henry Newman wrote after entering the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. The story describes the perplexing q… OL1144810W
Earthly Powers Earthly Powers Anthony Burgess Anthony Burgess has long been regarded as one of the most original and daring writers of our time. In Earthly Powers, Burgess has writtena book rich with astonishing powers and surprising events. OL1386742W
Day of confession Day of confession Allan Folsom A heart-thumping whirlwind of action, suspense & murder that reaches deep into the highest levels of Vatican power & uncovers a demonic scheme to massacre hundreds of thousands of Chinese in an attem… OL152314W
Archbishop Pole Archbishop Pole John Edwards This fresh exploration of the life, work and writing of Archbishop Pole, focuses particularly on Pole's final years (1556-58) as Archbishop of Canterbury. Fully integrating Pole's English and Contine… OL17197732W
The secret cardinal The secret cardinal Tom Grace Ex-Navy Seal Nolan Kilkenny is called to Rome on the pretence of examining the Vatican library. But on arrival, he discovers his real mission, one that will ultimately involve China, the Mafia, and t… OL17735030W
Pope Alexander the Seventh and the College of Cardinals Pope Alexander the Seventh and the College of Cardinals John Bargrave,James Craigie Robertson Reprint of the 1867 ed. OL17763338W
The possessions of a cardinal The possessions of a cardinal Mary Hollingsworth,Carol M. Richardson "A set of case studies exploring the tastes, passions, and possessions of cardinals in Renaissance and Baroque Rome"--Provided by publisher. OL18578753W
The Cardinal and the Queen The Cardinal and the Queen Evelyn Anthony This is an intriguing work of historical fiction that centers on the supposed love affair of Cardinal Richelieu and Anne of Austria, who was Queen of France and the sister of the King of Spain. Ma… OL1873316W
Eminence Eminence Morris West An Argentinean cleric, tortured in the 1970s is rescued and brought to Rome. A generation later, having rising within the hierarchy, a candidate for the papacy himself, he must confront his past. OL1892472W
Wolsey: The Life of King Henry VIII's Cardinal Wolsey: The Life of King Henry VIII's Cardinal John Matusiak 335 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm OL19645238W
John Henry Newman John Henry Newman Frank Turner,Frank M. Turner "One of the most controversial figures of the nineteenth century, John Henry Newman (1801-1890) began his career as a priest in the Church of England but converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 184… OL19878306W
The Miracle of Hope The Miracle of Hope Andre Nguyen Van Chau Written by a personal friend of Cardinal Thuan, this moving biography containing over 70 photographs and writing excerpts chronicles the life of the man Pope John Paul II said was marked by a heroic … OL20642206W
Richelieu Richelieu Arnaud Teyssier "De Richelieu demeure trop souvent l'image d'un politique froid et déterminé, animé depuis son plus jeune âge par une ambition sans limites et conduit par les seuls impératifs de la raison d'Etat. S'… OL2411191W
Le comte de Moret Le comte de Moret Alexandre Dumas Red Sphinx picks up right where the The Three Musketeers left off, continuing the stories of Cardinal Richelieu, Queen Anne, and King Louis XIII and introducing a charming new hero, the Comte de Mor… OL36603W
Toussaint L'Ouverture Toussaint L'Ouverture Dorothy Hoobler,Thomas Hoobler A biography of the eighteenth-century slave who led his people in the struggle for an independent Haiti and became its ruler in 1799. OL4305180W
The life of Cardinal Ximenez The life of Cardinal Ximenez Karl Joseph von Hefele A biography of Ximenez, Confessor and Archbishop in the time of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. OL4913159W
Bishop von Galen Bishop von Galen Beth A. Griech-Polelle "Clemens August Graf von Galen, Bishop of Munster from 1933 until his death in 1946, is renowned for his opposition to Nazism, most notably for his public preaching in 1941 against Hitler's euthanasi… OL9381229W