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JOHN L. ALLEN is the Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and a Vatican analyst for CNN and National Public Radio. He is the author of The Rise of Benedict XVI and All the Pope's Men: The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Thinks. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Miami Herald, The Nation, and many other publications. His Internet column, "The Word from Rome," is considered by knowledgeable observers to be the best single source of insights on Vatican affairs in the English language.
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The Future Church
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $28.00
One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $28.00
One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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All the Pope's Men
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 17, 2006
Price: $14.95
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic world and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 17, 2006
Price: $14.95
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic world and... Read more >
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Opus Dei
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $15.95
The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church.
Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $15.95
The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church.
Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Rise of Benedict XVI
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 17, 2006
Price: $12.95
“Commendable and balanced . . . With crisp writing and an amazing attention to detail, Allen brings readers inside the papal jockeying, covering the days of mourning and the conclave.” —The Los Angeles Times
“A welcome contribution to understanding the new pontificate . . . The Rise of Benedict XVI is a... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 17, 2006
Price: $12.95
“Commendable and balanced . . . With crisp writing and an amazing attention to detail, Allen brings readers inside the papal jockeying, covering the days of mourning and the conclave.” —The Los Angeles Times
“A welcome contribution to understanding the new pontificate . . . The Rise of Benedict XVI is a... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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All the Pope's Men
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: July 13, 2004
Price: $24.95
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic world and... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: July 13, 2004
Price: $24.95
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic world and... Read more >
Also available as an
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trade paperback.
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All the Pope's Men
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic world and... Read more >
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
A fascinating and enlightening look at the world’s oldest and most mysterious institution, written by an American journalist with unparalleled knowledge about the Vatican's past and present.
The sexual abuse scandals that shook American and British Catholicism in 2002 brought to light a long-standing cultural gap between the English-speaking Catholic world and... Read more >
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hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Also available as an
eBook.
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Future Church
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $28.00
One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and... Read more >
Format: eBook, 480 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $28.00
One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Opus Dei
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2005
Price: $15.95
The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church.
Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often... Read more >
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2005
Price: $15.95
The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church.
Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The Rise of Benedict XVI
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.95
From the author of Conclave and All the Pope’s Men comes the story of Pope John Paul II’s last days, the behind-the-scenes dynamics within the College of Cardinals that led to the choice of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, and where the new pope is likely to lead the Catholic... Read more >
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.95
From the author of Conclave and All the Pope’s Men comes the story of Pope John Paul II’s last days, the behind-the-scenes dynamics within the College of Cardinals that led to the choice of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, and where the new pope is likely to lead the Catholic... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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