Interviews with Bishop Alvaro del Portillo about his years living and working with Saint Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei. The Italian journalist Cesare Calleri interviews Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, who succeeded the founder in 1975, and brings to light dozens of details, some of which have never before been published. Recounted are many incidents of Escriva's life in Spain and in …

With over 150 glossy color photos by his official photographer, many images which have never been viewed outside of the Vatican, "John Paul II: A Light for the World" will serve as both a celebration and a memorial of the world's most celebrated religious leader.

A Heart For Europe - The Lives of Emperor Charles And Empress Zita Of Austria-Hungary James and Joana Bogle Emperor Charles was the last Hapsburg ruler of the Austrio-Hungarian Empire, now declared "Blessed" by Pope John Paul II in 2004. The Pope was himself formerly bishop in the once Habsburg-ruled city of Cracow and his baptismal name "Karol" (meaning Charles) was given in memory of the …

Lead Kindly Light , The Life of John Henry Newman By Michael Davies . The author refutes the myth of Cardinal Newman’s Liberalism and supports what Newman himself said “For thirty, forty, fifty years I have resisted to the best of my powers the spirit of Liberalism in religion.” St. Pius X came to Newman’s defense against those accusing Newman of Liberalism and said …

Andre Nguyen Van Chau Written by a personal friend of Cardinal Van Thuan, this moving biography chronicles the life of the man Pope John Paul II says was "...marked by a heroic configuration with Christ on the cross." From a communist jail cell, to Rome as the leader of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan remained a man of unshakable faith …

Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way Pope John Paul II Following the success of the international bestseller Crossing the Threshold of Hope, Pope John Paul II provides the world with a glimpse into his past in RISE, LET US BE ON OUR WAY. Chronicling the years he spent as a bishop and later archbishop in Krakow, Poland through his election as the first Polish Pope in 1978, he recounts everything from …

Jean-Jacques Antier The popularity of Charles de Foucauld continues to spread around the globe as time goes on. Unknown during his lifetime as a solitary monk in the Sahara Desert, and assassinated by bandits in 1916, this former French playboy had a radical conversion to Christ that compelled him to live a deeply ascetical religious life that has had a great impact on the world since his …

Sun and Wind - The Legend of Joseph of Arimathea William Boardman An exciting story of love, strength, and courage Sun and Wind introduces modern readers to the character of Joseph of Arimathea, one of the two members of the Sanhedrin who was a secret follower of Christ, and purported to be the first Christian believer to set foot in Britain. In this historical and religious novel, based on …

He was a simple Capuchin priest who worked most of his life as a monastery doorkeeper; yet in his 86 years, this unassuming monk was a conduit of God's loving mercy and healing. During his lifetime, Father Solanus Casey was often heralded as a 20th century saint and on July 11, 1995, Pope John Paul II declared him to be "venerable," the first official step toward sainthood. People …

Venerable Francisco Marto of Fatima . Excerpted from "Fatima in Lucia's Own Words" where Sister Lucia describes the life and character of her cousin, showing the effect of the Apparition on him to have been a desire "to console" Our Lord. Undoubtedly a Saint.

The life of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, a Roman housewife and mother of 7, who saw in a globe of light the past, present and future, also the fate of the dead.  Visited by Cardinals and Popes for advice, her body remains incorrupt!

A superb introduction to the essential writings and teachings of Pope Benedict XVI. On April 24, 2005, Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI, the twenty-first-century successor of the Apostle Peter and the spiritual leader of more than one billion Roman Catholics. Who is this complex man whose office grants him sole charge of the world's largest religion? How will his tenure …

Liz Kelly Thirty-something Liz Kelly is successful writer and a jazz singer. She is also a devout Catholic who loves her faith and is eager to share its beauties with others. “Mine is not an extraordinary faith,” she writes, “so much as a faith growing, a little messy, a little rough and subversive around the edges. But the litany of reasons to love being Catholic is extraordinary.” Kelly …

Each story is different. Each ending is the same. Single, married, widowed, separated, abandoned, divorced... Childless, an unwed mother, a parent of many children, a stepmother... Born into high society, a member of the middle class, destitute... From Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, the Americas. None of the accounts in Saintly Women of Modern Times is a fairy tale, but each woman ended up …

By Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI This collection of texts by Benedict XVI, composed both before and after his election to the pontificate, is a testimony to his close relationship with John Paul II, born of over a quarter of a century of close collaboration by two of the most important religious figures of the new millennium. Benedict explores John Paul II’s life: his vocation and how …

Ellen Tarry Pierre Toussaint. When he died he left no relatives, yet crowds of mourners attended his funeral Mass at St. Peter's on Barclay Street.  How did this humble man, born a slave in St. Dominique (now Haiti) in 1766, touch the hearts of so many people? He was brought to New York as a young man and learned the trade of hairdressing. With the money he earned, he purchased the …

The Holy Man Of Tours - The Life Of Leo Dupont, Apostle Of The Holy Face Devotion Dorothy Scallan From Martinique to Tours, France, his life was guided toward successfully promoting the Holy Face Devotion. World famous for his miracles.

    A personal portrait, by a leading Vatican correspondent, of Pope Benedict XVI. Crossroad presents the authoritative biography from the leading Vatican journalist and closest observer of Joseph Ratzinger. After three decades of reporting for Germany's major newspaper, Dr. Heinz-Joachim Fischer now presents a profound look at the life of this complex German Cardinal & Pope, as …