A History of the Popes: From Peter to the Present

"A fine example of a successful synthesis of a vast and complicated topic. Its publication is just one more reason O'Malley rightly deserves the title of dean of American Catholic church historians,"---America. "For a fair-minded, lively, easy-to-read account, this offering is hard to beat,"---National Catholic Reporter. 366 pages, softcover. Sheed & Ward.