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The question of whether Pius XII and the Vatican should be blamed for failing to act decisively in response to Hitler's final solution is as hotly debated today as in was in the years directly following World War II. This book presents the observations of an American diplomat who spent four years inside the Vatican during World War II and chronicles his own role in assisting and hiding escaped prisoners of war.

Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI on April 19, 2005 , the first German pope in almost 500 years. A brilliant intellectual who speaks five languages and can read old Greek, Latin and classical Hebrew, he has a near-photographic memory. He is conservative, humble and reserved but also controversial because of his membership in the Hitler Youth and his former job as Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (CDF), essentially making decisions every day on the Catholic way of doing things.

Explores how Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, rose to the top despite the fact that they came from inconspicuous backgrounds and few people believed they could become world leaders.

A brief biography of Pope Leo X, the leader of the Catholic Church at the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, providing information on his reign of extravagance and culture, and explaining how he excommunicated Martin Luther, the German priest who led the reformation.

Profiles the lives and faith of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, and chronicles their childhoods, conflicts within the church, and the issues facing Pope Benedict XVI in the future.

A profusely illustrated biography of John Paul II, the Polish Cardinal who, in 1978, was elected as the first nonItalian Pope in four centuries.

A biography of the former Polish cardinal who was the first non-Italian to be elected Pope since 1523.

Tells the life story of Pope John Paul II, from his birth in Poland in 1920 to his day-to-day life, health, and dealings with Church issues at the age of eighty-two, in 2002.

Explore Pope Pius XII's role in World War II, discussing how his policies lead people to believe he supported Hitler's acts in Nazi Germany.