Over 50 billion dollars in securities. Gold reserves that exceed those of industrialized nations. Real estate holdings that equal the total area of many countries. Opulent palaces containing the world's greatest art treasures. These are some of the riches of the Roman Catholic C…
Looks at the political and financial history of Vatican City and the papacy, from the signing of the Lateran Treaty in 1929 to the present day.
This pocket edition of Richard McBrien's acclaimed Lives of the Popes is a practical quick reference tool for scholars, students, and anyone needing just a few concise facts about all the popes, from St. Peter to Benedict XVI.
Contains historical information about the lives of the Popes.
"'The Papacy and the Orthodox' examines the centuries-long debate over the primacy and authority of the Bishop of Rome, especially in relation to the Christian East. It lays out, in an informative, entertaining, clear manner, the entire history of the debate and the theological …
The Papacy and the Orthodox examines the centuries-long debate over the primacy and authority of the Bishop of Rome, especially in relation to the Christian East, and offers a comprehensive history of the debate and its underlying theological issues.
'The Papacy and the Orthodox' examines the centuries-long debate over the primacy and authority of the Bishop of Rome, especially in relation to the Christian East. It lays out, in an informative, entertaining, clear manner, the entire history of the debate and the theological i…