Due out in January, the book deals with ‘some of the crucial moments of his papacy and some of the most controversial questions of our present times’Pope Francis has written an autobiography, publisher Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced. Hope, which will be published globally in January... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-16 15:07:45 UTC ]
The author of 'The Country Girls' and 'The Little Red Chairs,' among many others, was best known for challenging Irish literary taboos through candid depictions of the lives of Irish women in full revolt against the oppression of traditional values—especially those of the Catholic Church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
In Mike Curato’s new young adult graphic novel Flamer, the reader is introduced to Aiden Navarro, a 14 year-old Catholic kid about to enter High School. In this 15-page excerpt Aiden introduces his family, his friends, and his frenemies, as well as his relationship to the Catholic church and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
Over his 10-week journey, Timothy Egan contemplates the future of the Catholic Church. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 13:52:16 UTC ]
As the clergy sex abuse scandal continues to rock the Catholic Church, denominational publishers are putting a tighter focus on mission-driven titles while also delving into mainstream trends, politics, and books aimed at younger readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
An investigation into “corruption and cover-ups” at the heart of the Catholic Church will be published by Bloomsbury next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Conservative columnist Ross Douthat's new book argues that Pope Francis is making the wrong call on how to change the Catholic Church, shifting perspectives on doctrine and potentially undermining the authority of the papacy itself. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Deeply disturbed by the 2016 shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Father James Martin is using his new book, 'Building a Bridge,' to make the case that the Catholic Church needs to finally open its doors to members of the LGBTQ community. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the first significant biography of Pope Francis written by an American, Mark Shriver retraces the personal life of Pope Francis from Cordoba, Argentina, to the Vatican to uncover the origins of teachings that have reinvigorated the Catholic Church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Garry Wills's latest book on the Catholic Church is among notable spirituality and religion titles releasing in March. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A crop of new and weighty books about and by Pope Francis mark the second anniversary of his election to lead the Catholic Church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A starred review for the powerful story of forgiving a murderer; eminent historian Garry Wills looks at the Catholic Church under Pope Francis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
In his new book, renowned liberation theologian Leonardo Boff explores the ways that Pope Francis reflects, and does not reflect, his namesake, Francis of Assisi, and illustrates how the new Pope is breathing fresh air into today’s Catholic Church. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Thavis released The Vatican Diaries' in 2013 and added a section about Pope Francis for the paperback edition. 'It has struck me how the level of enthusiasm around the world for this new Pope is definitely a notch or two above that inside the Vatican,' the author said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four weeks after Weltbild's owners, a consortium of 12 diocese of the Catholic Church,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Germany’s Catholic Church has taken Weltbild—one of the largest publishing groups and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]