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"For the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous world events that have changed history— from his earliest years during the outbreak of World War II in 1939 to the turmoil of today. An extraordinary personal and historical journey, Life is the story of a man and a world in dramatic change. Pope Francis recalls his life through memories and observations of the most significant occurrences of the past...

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.

The fictional story of a newly elected pope, the youngest in history and first-ever American, whose audacity, independence, and arch-conservatism wreak havoc within the Vatican.

An explosive new documentary tells the real story of an ancient secret brotherhood and a devastating new weapon of destruction, and a shocking target - the Vatican.

New York Times reporter Dennis Mulloy travels to Rome to cover the papal election, encountering a banking scandal, assassination plots, and his tempting and tempestous ex-wife along the way.

In the 1980's before he was President or CIA head, even before a submarine named Red October made its way across the Atlantic, Jack Ryan was a historian, teacher, and ex-Marine temporarily living in England. He was brought to the attention of the CIA's deputy director and the British SIS and became a freelance analyst in a high stakes game meant to shake the world.

1930s' Poland. 10-year-old Karol Wojtyla has dreams, many dreams. One by one they are shattered. First, by the loss of his beloved mother and brother. Then, by the outbreak of the war and the death-fleeing human exodus which ensued. And finally, by the first signs of the Jewish persecution. These events will mark the start of Karol's long journey from worker, to poet and teacher. A journey full of encounters that eventually leads him to become a priest...

Chronicles the life of John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyla in 1920, as he studied secretly to become a priest while Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany, was elected to the role of Pope in 1978, and his continuing efforts toward peace.

Presents a biography of Karol Wojtyla, including his boyhood in Poland, his steps to the papacy, and his twenty-five years as Pope John Paul II.

Traces the life of Karol Wojtyla from his childhood and student years in Poland through his ordination as a priest, his election as Pope John Paul II, and his efforts to strengthen the Catholic Church.