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Describes how the Italian citizens lived under the totalitarian reign of Mussolini during the 1930s, drawing on letters, diaries, and other primary documents.

Chronicles the history of the Knights of Columbus, a fraternal Catholic organization that was founded in 1882 committed to the principles of charity and unity, while supporting the faith and financial viability of its members and their families.

"Describes the life, tribulations, and achievements of Pope Francis"--Provided by publisher.

Contains questions and answers about the Catholic faith from a youth group at the author's church in Leiden, Netherlands.

A history of the Spanish Inquisition that began in the late fifteenth century and during which nearly 32,000 people were publicly burned at the stake, and its long-term impact on Spain's culture, economy, and intellectual life.

Meet Pope Francis. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Pope from the Americas. He's also the first Pope to replace a living one! Learn all about the Pontiff in this Level 1 reader, carefully leveled for an early independent reading or read aloud experience.

Thirteen-year-old Calepino, an African slave in the seventeenth-century Caribbean city of Cartagena, works as a translator for a Jesuit priest who tends to newly-arrived slaves and, after working for a Jewish doctor in a leper colony and helping an Angolan boy and his mother escape, he realizes his true calling.

Presents a collection of prayers for teenagers designed to help a young person develop a closer relationship with God.

Presents a collection of teachings by Mother Teresa, discussing a variety of topics including prayer, love, service, poverty, forgiveness, and death, and features an interview with the spiritual leader in which she talks about her work with the poor and dying.

Chronicles and examines the life of Saint Jean Marie Bapti ste Vianney, the nineteenth-century French priest known for his work as a confessor and the devilish disturbances that plagued him for decades.