POPES & WRITINGS

Children have questions and struggles just like adults, but rarely are they given the chance to voice their concerns and ask the big questions resting deep in their hearts. Pope Francis gives them that chance and celebrates their spiritual

Francis examines such ecological concerns as pollution, waste, and what he calls "the throwaway culture". Climate, he insists, is a common good to be protected. He explores notions such as sustainability from a Judeo-Christian perspective.

This book explores the life of Pope Francis, and his experience as a teenager that drew him to religious life; his years as a priest and bishop with a heart for the poor and marginalized; and his courage to teach and defend the Catholic faith.

It's a beautiful portrait of Catholic family life and, in the most literal sense, of enduring fraternal charity. Georg has a talent for telling a story, and the co-author fills in some of the larger historical background.

Pope Francis speaks to our hearts because he is speaking from his own. Through word and deed, he is showing us how to live out our faith in Jesus Christ in real tangible ways. This book makes a nice gift.

Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger meditative work is without being abstract or dry, and spiritual without being sentimental. The pierced heart of Christ must be the heart of theology and Christian life as well.

Last Testament is nearest to an autobiography from the shy and private man who has remained “hidden to the world” in a former convent in the Vatican gardens. He breaks his silence on issues such as: The “Vatileaks” case and many others.

Francis calls for an "integral ecology" based on what Pope Saint John Paul II called an "ecological conversion"—a moral transformation linking the proper response to God for the gift of his creation to concern for justice, especially for the poor.

This autobiography of the life of Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) tells an inspiring story of his life, including his years under Nazi oppression in Germany and World War II. He explains joining Hitler Youth army and risk of his own life.

Francis examines such ecological concerns as pollution, waste, and what he calls "the throwaway culture". Climate, he insists, is a common good to be protected. He explores notions such as sustainability from a Judeo-Christian perspective.

Former Swiss Guard, Andreas Widmer gives a behind-the-scenes look into Pope John Paul II, "the most authentically human person I've ever met," and reveals how those memories shaped and forged his success as a corporate executive.

Secret Life of Pope John Paul II, the Pope as you've never seen him before, at play and prayer in his beloved mountains. A glimpse of the private life of history's most public pontiff. An Italian Mountain that drew the "Fatima Pope” to its slopes.