Author: John-Peter Pham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195346351
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The death of Pope John Paul II and consequent election of Pope Benedict XVI has shed light on a political process that the world has not been privy to for almost twenty-six years. People from around the world gathered in St. Peter's Square, wondering who the next Vatican leader would be and how the election process really worked, while everyone from international news correspondents to local priests added their own opinions to the debate. In Heirs of the Fisherman, former Vatican insider John-Peter Pham presents a candid portrait of the modern Vatican, the only account to reveal the striking changes to papal succession procedures made by John Paul II. Blending political and ecclesiastical history, Pham goes beyond a mere description of the complex rituals to offer rare insight into the dramatic shifts inside the College of Cardinals, whose 100 members now hail from 50 nations around the globe. He takes us into the secret conclave, where the electors were kept under lock and key, until they had selected a new pope. He also includes a chapter devoted to the intrigues of the 20th century where the first conclave had an emperor's veto and the last was won by the first non-Italian in four centuries becauase the Italians were bitterly divided. With a new Preface, Afterword, and appendices that include an English translation of the last will and testament of Pope John Paul II, Heirs of the Fisherman is an illuminating history and must-have guide to this vitally important world event. It will continue to be an indispensable reference to observers of future Catholic Church politics.
Heirs of the Fisherman
Author: John-Peter Pham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195346351
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The death of Pope John Paul II and consequent election of Pope Benedict XVI has shed light on a political process that the world has not been privy to for almost twenty-six years. People from around the world gathered in St. Peter's Square, wondering who the next Vatican leader would be and how the election process really worked, while everyone from international news correspondents to local priests added their own opinions to the debate. In Heirs of the Fisherman, former Vatican insider John-Peter Pham presents a candid portrait of the modern Vatican, the only account to reveal the striking changes to papal succession procedures made by John Paul II. Blending political and ecclesiastical history, Pham goes beyond a mere description of the complex rituals to offer rare insight into the dramatic shifts inside the College of Cardinals, whose 100 members now hail from 50 nations around the globe. He takes us into the secret conclave, where the electors were kept under lock and key, until they had selected a new pope. He also includes a chapter devoted to the intrigues of the 20th century where the first conclave had an emperor's veto and the last was won by the first non-Italian in four centuries becauase the Italians were bitterly divided. With a new Preface, Afterword, and appendices that include an English translation of the last will and testament of Pope John Paul II, Heirs of the Fisherman is an illuminating history and must-have guide to this vitally important world event. It will continue to be an indispensable reference to observers of future Catholic Church politics.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195346351
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The death of Pope John Paul II and consequent election of Pope Benedict XVI has shed light on a political process that the world has not been privy to for almost twenty-six years. People from around the world gathered in St. Peter's Square, wondering who the next Vatican leader would be and how the election process really worked, while everyone from international news correspondents to local priests added their own opinions to the debate. In Heirs of the Fisherman, former Vatican insider John-Peter Pham presents a candid portrait of the modern Vatican, the only account to reveal the striking changes to papal succession procedures made by John Paul II. Blending political and ecclesiastical history, Pham goes beyond a mere description of the complex rituals to offer rare insight into the dramatic shifts inside the College of Cardinals, whose 100 members now hail from 50 nations around the globe. He takes us into the secret conclave, where the electors were kept under lock and key, until they had selected a new pope. He also includes a chapter devoted to the intrigues of the 20th century where the first conclave had an emperor's veto and the last was won by the first non-Italian in four centuries becauase the Italians were bitterly divided. With a new Preface, Afterword, and appendices that include an English translation of the last will and testament of Pope John Paul II, Heirs of the Fisherman is an illuminating history and must-have guide to this vitally important world event. It will continue to be an indispensable reference to observers of future Catholic Church politics.
The Fishermen
Author: Chigozie Obioma
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316338362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In this striking novel about an unforgettable childhood, four Nigerian brothers encounter a madman whose mystic prophecy of violence threatens the core of their close-knit family Told by nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, The Fishermen is the Cain and Abel-esque story of a childhood in Nigeria, in the small town of Akure. When their father has to travel to a distant city for work, the brothers take advantage of his absence to skip school and go fishing. At the forbidden nearby river, they meet a madman who persuades the oldest of the boys that he is destined to be killed by one of his siblings. What happens next is an almost mythic event whose impact-both tragic and redemptive-will transcend the lives and imaginations of the book's characters and readers. Dazzling and viscerally powerful, The Fisherman is an essential novel about Africa, seen through the prism of one family's destiny.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316338362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In this striking novel about an unforgettable childhood, four Nigerian brothers encounter a madman whose mystic prophecy of violence threatens the core of their close-knit family Told by nine-year-old Benjamin, the youngest of four brothers, The Fishermen is the Cain and Abel-esque story of a childhood in Nigeria, in the small town of Akure. When their father has to travel to a distant city for work, the brothers take advantage of his absence to skip school and go fishing. At the forbidden nearby river, they meet a madman who persuades the oldest of the boys that he is destined to be killed by one of his siblings. What happens next is an almost mythic event whose impact-both tragic and redemptive-will transcend the lives and imaginations of the book's characters and readers. Dazzling and viscerally powerful, The Fisherman is an essential novel about Africa, seen through the prism of one family's destiny.
Report
Author: United States. Congress. House
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2670
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2670
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Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1850
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Languages : en
Pages : 1850
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Decisions of the United States Department of the Interior
Author: United States. Department of the Interior
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Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
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Publisher:
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Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
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Reports and Documents
Author: United States. Congress
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Languages : en
Pages : 1774
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Languages : en
Pages : 1774
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Foreign Seizures of U.S. Fishing Vessels
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation
Publisher:
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Category : Fishery law and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 90-8. Considers H.R. 5148 and seven related bills, to expand the scope of Federal reimbursement of losses incurred by U.S. fishing vessels seized by foreign governments in disputed international waters and to ensure reimbursement of the U.S. Treasury by authorizing cutbacks in foreign aid otherwise intended for the governments involved.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishery law and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 90-8. Considers H.R. 5148 and seven related bills, to expand the scope of Federal reimbursement of losses incurred by U.S. fishing vessels seized by foreign governments in disputed international waters and to ensure reimbursement of the U.S. Treasury by authorizing cutbacks in foreign aid otherwise intended for the governments involved.
Foreign Seizures of U.S. Fishing Vessels
Author: United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Journal
Author: Architectural, Archaelogical and Historic Society for the County, City and Neighborhood of Chester
Publisher:
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Category : Cheshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cheshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Personal Efficiency
Author: Samuel MacClintock
Publisher:
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Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 910
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 910
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