We have A Pope! Benedict XVI

Product Description

Matthew Bunson brings his deep knowledge and understanding of Catholic history and Faith to this biography of our new Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. Here's your chance to learn more about this remarkable man in an easily readable, yet meticulously researched book.

In these pages you'll read about his early life in Germany, his growth and influence in the Church as bishop and cardinal, and his election as our 265th pope. Included is a chronology of the life of Pope Benedict XVI and the dynamic world history through which he lived and worked. You'll also find the text of his first addresses to us: his Urbi et Orbi, the first press conference, and his first homily.

We Have a Pope! also includes:

A "Forward" by Our Sunday Visitor Publisher Greg Erlandson

Chapter 1: Pope John Paul the Great

Chapter 2: The Conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI

A section on popes of the Roman Catholic Church

A glossary

Including a 16-page full-color picture section, this book will help you get to know the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany -- Pope Benedict XVI.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by Greg Erlandson
Introduction

Part I. Interregnum: Between the Reign
Chapter 1. Pope John Paul the Great
Chapter 2. The Sede Vacante
Chapter 3. The Canclave’s Issues

Part II. “Habemus Papam!”: We Have a Pope!
Chapter 4. White Smoke and Bells: Pope Benedict XVI’s Urbi et Orbi – April 19, 2005
Chapter 5. Pope Benedict XVI’s First Press Conference – April 22, 2005
Chapter 6. The First Address of Pope Benedict XVI – April 24, 2005
Chapter 7. The Life of Pope Benedict XVI and World History – A Chronology

Part III. “Tu es Petrus”: You Are Peter
Chapter 8. Pope Benedict XVI’s Early Life
Chapter 9. Bishop and Cardinal
Chapter 10. The Start of the Third Millennium

Epilogue
Appendixes
Popes of the Roman Catholic Church