The Popes Assassin

Author : Luis Miguel Rocha
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101476249
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pope's Assassin written by Luis Miguel Rocha and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon his coronation as Pope, Benedict XVI is given an ancient document. It is the first thing a pope reads when he is elected, and holds the Church's most cherished secret-one that it will do anything to protect. But there may be other versions. And it's up to the church's agent, Rafael, to uncover the truth.

Author : Tim Severin
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1447262220
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pope's Assassin written by Tim Severin and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pope's Assassin by Tim Severin is the exciting third book in Saxon, the historical adventure series full of epic battles and captivating characters. Rome, 799 AD. Pope Leo is viciously attacked in the street, by unknown assailants. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince who has been banished to the court of King Carolus in Frankia, is sent to Rome as a spy to discover who was responsible. There, he discovers a web of lies - the only clue to the attackers' identity is an intricate gold buckle, which Sigwulf links with a mysterious gold warrior flagon he finds in the home of the Pope's chamberlain. Could the attack have its source in even the highest levels of the church? Pope Leo had made enemies among the nobility on his rapid ascension to St Peter's Throne, and there are many who would see another in his place. Returning to Paderborn Palace in Frankia to report his discovery, the flagon is stolen, and Sigwulf is tasked with tracing it. His journey takes him deep into dangerous territory, to the notorious stronghold of the pagan Avars . . .

Author : Paul Kengor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1684516358
Total Pages : 549 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Pope and a President written by Paul Kengor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even as historians credit Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II with hastening the end of the Cold War, they have failed to recognize the depth or significance of the bond that developed between the two leaders. Acclaimed scholar and bestselling author Paul Kengor changes that. In this fascinating book, he reveals a singular bond—which included a spiritual connection between the Catholic pope and the Protestant president—that drove the two men to confront what they knew to be the great evil of the twentieth century: Soviet communism. Reagan and John Paul II almost didn't have the opportunity to forge this relationship: just six weeks apart in the spring of 1981, they took bullets from would-be assassins. But their strikingly similar near-death experiences brought them close together—to Moscow's dismay.Based on Kengor's tireless archival digging and his unique access to Reagan insiders, A Pope and a President is full of revelations. It takes you inside private meetings between Reagan and John Paul II and into the Oval Office, the Vatican, the CIA, the Kremlin, and many points beyond. Nancy Reagan called John Paul II her husband's "closest friend"; Reagan himself told Polish visitors that the pope was his "best friend." When you read this book, you will understand why. As kindred spirits, Ronald Reagan and John Paul II united in pursuit of a supreme objective—and in doing so they changed history.

Author : Luis Miguel Rocha
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 024195195X
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Holy Assassin written by Luis Miguel Rocha and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Pope John Paul I dies in mysterious circumstances, his successor emerges from the conclave - unaware that he is in mortal danger. It is only the actions of a few loyal operatives that his death is prevented. 30 years later, Sarah Monteiro begins to uncover a covert agency, who's web of lies hide the true power behind the throne.

Author : Luís Miguel Rocha
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780399156885
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pope's Assassin written by Luís Miguel Rocha and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 2011 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigating the suspicious death of a historian who had just discovered a set of church scrolls from A.D. 325, Vatican secret agent Father Raphael Santini uncovers evidence implicating an ambitious British journalist who knows dangerous Vatican secrets.

Author : Dan Brown
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 074349346X
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angels & Demons written by Dan Brown and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-05-23 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The murder of a world-famous physicist raises fears that the Illuminati are operating again after centuries of silence, and religion professor Robert Langdon is called in to assist with the case.

Author : Stefano Dall'Aglio
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300189788
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Duke's Assassin written by Stefano Dall'Aglio and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part I. The eleven-year exile -- Part II. Anatomy of a murder.

Author : Luis Miguel Rocha
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440637458
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Pope written by Luis Miguel Rocha and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-08-14 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost thirty years after the world was stunned by the shocking death of Pope John Paul I, journalist Sarah Monteiro finds an envelope stuffed in her mailbox. The contents hold the key to uncovering the truth about that mysterious death. Drawn into a vortex in which deadly mercenaries, crooked politicians, and princes of the Church itself have formed an alliance of deception, Sarah must decide between revealing the truth and saving her own soul.

Author : David I. Kertzer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192890735
Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pope at War written by David I. Kertzer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-17 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with discoveries, this is the dramatic story of Pope Pius XII's struggle to response to the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Nazi domination of Europe.The Pope at War is the third in a trilogy of books about Pope Pius XII's response to the rise of Fascism and Nazism. It tells the dramatic story of Pope Pius XII's struggle to respond to the Second World War, the Holocaust, and the ongoing Nazi attempts to exterminate the Jews of Europe. It is the first book dealing with the war to make extensive use of the newly opened Vatican archives for the war years. It is based, as well, on thousands of documents from the Italian, German,French, British, and American archives. Among the many new discoveries brought to light is the discovery that within weeks of becoming pope in 1939, Pius XII entered into secret negotiations with Hitler through Hitler's emissary, a Nazi Prince who was married to the daughter of the King of Italy and who was veryclose to Hitler. The negotiations were kept so secret that not even the German ambassador to the Holy See was informed of them. The book also offers new insight into the thinking behind Pius XII's decision to maintain good relations with the German government during the war, including keeping the Germans happy while they occupied Rome in 1943-1944. And throughout, David I. Kertzer shows the active role of the Italian Church hierarchy in promoting the Axis war while the pope, who as bishop ofRome was responsible for the Italian hierarchy, offered his silent blessings and cast his public speeches in such a way that both sides could claim support for their cause.

Author : Slawomir Oder
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847835561
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why He Is a Saint written by Slawomir Oder and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available in English for the first time, this engaging and enlightening biography of John Paul II argues the case that the late pope’s life and deeds make him a worthy saint. A number-one best seller in Italy, Why He Is a Saint is an account of the late pope’s life, highlighting his deep Christian faith, his dedication to the Church, and his role in bringing down communism. This book delves deeply into Pope John Paul’s spiritual essence, through the unprecedented light of the investigation into whether he merits sainthood. Why He Is a Saint reveals the pope’s life through vivid, intimate anecdotes. Among the book’s startling revelations are his thoughts of retirement as his health declined, and the fact that he practiced the ancient ritual of daily self-flagellation. The book includes both unpublished as well as public correspondence, such as the “open letter” of forgiveness to Ali Agka, his attempted assassin. It also examines the pope’s severe acts of penitence and documents his miracles. This impassioned plea in favor of canonizing the pope as a saint has proven to be of profound interest to Catholics worldwide, as well as to anyone interested in faith and spirituality.