Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Alan Sklar $29.95
Against the warnings of his advisors, in 1508 Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel. This is the story of the ensuing four years - a chronicle of day-to-day life on the scaffolding set against the backdrop of 16th-century Rome. Faced with an array of obstacles including ill health, financial difficulties, domestic problems, limited...

What Happened at Vatican II by Belknap Press of Harvard University Press $18.95
During four years in session, Vatican Council II held television audiences rapt with its elegant, magnificently choreographed public ceremonies, while its debates generated front-page news on a near-weekly basis. By virtually any assessment, it was the most important religious event of the twentieth century, with repercussions that reached far beyond the Catholic church. Remarkably enough, this...

Murder in the Vatican: The CIA and the Bolshevik Pontiff by AuthorHouse $29.95
"A monumental work of twentieth century capitalism as it was jointly embraced by the Vatican and the United States and those caught up in it. Top-shelf CIA-Vatican intrigue." T. Francis Elliott, London Times._____ Driven by Paul VI's edicts 'Populorum Progressio' and 'Liberation Theology,' there were two fronts on which the CIA was confronted by communism as a democratic society-Italy and Central...

Vatican Council II: The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents, Volume 1 (Vol 2) by Austin Flannery
Over a thousand pages of Vatican 2 documents. Part one of two.

Vatican Council II: Constitutions, Decrees, Declarations (Vatican Council II) (Vatican Council II) by Austin Flannery $20.95
The sixteen basic documents of Vatican Council II are presented here in a new revised translation reflecting inclusive language, edited by Austin Flannery, O.P.

Vatican II: The Battle for Meaning by Paulist Press $14.95
The death of John Paul II and the election of Benedict XVI constituted two important elements in the broad theological and cultural landscape of Catholicism. This change of pontificate has also nourished the journalistic and political dispute about Vatican II, its history and its legacy, and not only the historiographical and theological debate. But the research on Vatican II is already...

Dark Mysteries of the Vatican by Citadel $14.95
What The Vatican Doesn't Want You To Know:The lies. The conspiracies. The cover-ups. The truth.Deep behind the walls of the world's holiest site is a dense network of lies, corruption, and conspiracies fueling the Vatican's vast and unchecked influence on world events. From the Holy Orders that defied the commandment "Thou Shalt Not Kill" to the scandals splashed across international headlines,...

The Vatican by DK ADULT $22.95
Written by a Vatican insider and accomplished church historian, The Vatican is a unique behind-the-scenes look at the world's smallest nation and the spiritual center of the Catholic Church. Produced with the full cooperation of the Vatican, this beautifully illustrated guide looks into the 2,000-year-long history of the Vatican and papal influence, daily life and governance of the world's...

The Sistine Secrets by HarperCollins e-books $16.99
The Shocking Secrets of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ArtworkThe recent cleaning of the Sistine Chapel frescoes removed layer after layer of centuries of accumulated tarnish and darkness. The Sistine Secrets endeavors to remove the centuries of prejudice, censorship, and ignorance that blind us to the truth about one of the world's most famous and beloved art treasures.

Mistress of the Vatican LP: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope by HarperLuxe $25.95
"We have just elected a female pope." —Cardinal Alessandro Bichi, 1644 Today's Roman Catholic Church firmly states that women must be excluded from church leadership positions, but they neglect to mention that for over a decade in the seventeenth century a woman unofficially, but openly, ran the Vatican. Now, Eleanor Herman, author of Sex with the Queen, exposes one of the church's...