This book explores the response of the papacy to the challenges of the modern age, offering a fresh perspective on political and ideological development across

This ambitious survey launches a major new five-volume series. It explores the response of the papacy, one of the world's longest-enduring institutions, to the

This initial volume runs from the French Revolution to the fall of the Soviet Union. It ends with the pontificate of John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope si

This the first scholarly study of the finances and financiers of the Vatican between 1850 and 1950. Dr Pollard, a leading historian of the papacy, explores the

In March 2013, millions of people sat glued to news channels and live Internet feeds, waiting to see white smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the ele