catholic church and world politics

Pope Francis met with French reporter and sociologist Dominique Wolton for an unprecedented series of twelve fascinating and timely conversations, open dialogues revolving around the political, cultural, and religious issues dominating communication and conflict around the world, now published here, along with addresses or extracts of addresses given for various occasions during his papacy.

Biography of Pope John Paul II, discussing how his power and influence in Eastern Europe helped bring about the demise of communism.