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Autobiografia Autobiografia Pope John Paul II Selections from the works of John Paul II. OL15091821W
God's Choice CD God's Choice CD George Weigel George Weigel's bestselling biography of Pope John Paul II, Witness to Hope, set the standard by which all portraits of the modern papacy are now measured. With God's Choice, he gives us an extraordi… OL15092486W
The reckoning The reckoning Thomas F. Monteleone An American priest who becomes Pope Peter II prepares to abolish celibacy in the Catholic Church after deciding to marry a former TV anchor woman. He is Father Peter Carenza, a priest born of a woman… OL16052668W
The power and the glorification The power and the glorification Jan L. de Jong "Studies the propagandistic and political features of five prominent series of frescoes originating in papal Rome in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Discusses the manipulation of historical ev… OL16714549W
Angels & Demons. The Illustrated Movie Companion Angels & Demons. The Illustrated Movie Companion Columbia Pictures Presents the art of the motion picture, including models, wardrobe, set design, and the recreation of iconic art and architectural structures. OL17727728W
Pope Francis Pope Francis Matthew Bunson Discusses the life of the first pope from the Americas, including his childhood in Buenos Aires, his Jesuit training, and his reputation as a man of the people. OL17828168W
Pope Francis Pope Francis Stephanie Watson "On March 19, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. His election to the papacy was notable in many ways. He became the first po… OL17879585W
Jorge Bergoglio Francisco Jorge Bergoglio Francisco Andrea Tornielli "Desde el primer momento como Papa electo, u obispo de Roma, apelativo que el mismo prefiere, el hasta hace poco cardenal Jorge Mario Bergoglio dio senales claras el mundo de los cambios que traera s… OL17891587W
Why Humanae Vitae Is Still Right Why Humanae Vitae Is Still Right Janet E. Smith After half a century, how has the teaching of Pope Paul VI on marriage and birth control, presented in his encyclical Humanae Vitae (On Human Life), held up? Very well, says philosopher Janet Smith a… OL17899643W
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
1636 1636 Eric Flint "Most of the Church's senior leaders have converged upon the city of Besancon in Burgundy, where Pope Urban's renegade papacy, now on the run from the Vatican's would-be usurper Borja, plans to offer… OL19724171W
Pope Francis Pope Francis Sullivan, Robert Pope Francis heralds a new era for the Catholic Church, and all of the pomp and circumstance-and hope-is captured in this commemorative LIFE volume, that features all of the best photography from cor… OL19965480W
Woman of god Woman of god James Patterson,Maxine Paetro "St. Peter's Square, Rome. White smoke signals that a new Pope has been chosen. Is it possible that the new Pope is a woman? The world is watching as historic crowds gather in Rome, waiting for news … OL20033374W
The Pope The Pope Harrison, Paul In 2013, following the shock resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, a little-known cardinal from Argentina was elected Pope. Jorge Bergoglio became the first Jesuit Pope, the first Pope from the Americas,… OL20864662W
Papa Francisco Papa Francisco Armando Rubén Puente ¿Qué opina el Papa Francisco del sufrimiento, la pobreza o la esclavitud? ¿Cómo reza y qué le pide a Dios? ¿Qué es la fe para el Pontífice? ¿Cuál es la Nueva Evangelización de la que tanto habla en s… OL23117207W
Conclave conspiracy Conclave conspiracy Burnham Philbrook "Three popes have died in less than a year. Foul play has not been eliminated and is suspected by many. But before the Vatican can deal with these suspicions, there's something else to take care of--… OL24256795W
Pope Francis Pope Francis Michael Collins Pope Francis: A Celebration in Pictures is a lavishly illustrated celebration of the day-to-day life of the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics across the world. This book combines the superlat… OL24292763W
Pope Francis Pope Francis Mario I. Aguilar The election of Pope Francis in March 2013 marked an important moment within the Roman Catholic Church, a moment of continuities and discontinuities. On the one hand he is the first Latin American an… OL24694621W
Buon Appetito, Your Holiness Buon Appetito, Your Holiness Mariangela Rinaldi,Mariangela Vicini That many of the Popes throughout the two millenia of Christianity lived and ate well is common knowledge. This vivid history of the papacy reveals not only the culinary secrets of the papal kitchens… OL24816083W
St. Peter's story St. Peter's story Marion Thomas "Simon Peter was an ordinary fisherman, but his life changed when he met Jesus. Peter heard Jesus' teachings and saw his great miracles. He knew that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God. After Jesu… OL27959951W
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