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The Pontiff in Winter brings John Paul's complex, contradictory character into sharp focus. In a bold, highly original work, John Cornwell argues that John Paul's mystical view of history and conviction that his mission has been divinely established are central to understanding his pontificate. Focusing on the period from the eve of the millennium to the present, Cornwell shows how John Paul's increasing sense of providential rightness profoundly...
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Archive footage by CTV Centro Televisivo Vaticano of Pope John Paul II's funeral inter spliced with film footage of Pope John Paul II tenure as Pope. Background music by Andrea Bocelli performing arias and religious hymn with Orchestra e choir of Santa Cecilia National Academy and Myung-Whun Chung.
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The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister is a sweeping, dramatic account of how three great figures changed the course of history. All of them led with courage - but also with great optimism. The pope helped ordinary Poles and East Europeans banish their fear of Soviet Communism, convincing them that liberation was possible. The prime minister restored her country's failing economy by reviving the "vigorous virtues" of the British people. The...
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