John XXIII : Pope of the Century.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (297 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Prologue: Introducing Angelo Roncalli -- 1 A village boyhood -- 2 A Counter-Reformation seminary -- 3 A Roman education -- 4 Into the whirlwind of Modernism -- 5 The Great War -- 6 Towards Propaganda and Fascism -- 7 Ten hard years in Bulgaria -- 8 The innocent suspect -- 9 God's consul -- 10 Difficult mission to France -- 11 The seasons of Venice -- 12 1958: the wide-open conclave -- 13 The first ninety days -- 14 The inspiration of the Council -- 15 The struggle for the Council -- 16 At home and in Rome -- 17 The Italian connection -- 18 Enter Augustin Bea -- 19 Getting on for eighty -- 20 The dress rehearsal -- 21 On the slopes of the sacred mountain -- 22 Sixty days to change the Church -- 23 Last will and testament -- 24 Eastertide -- Bibliography and sources -- Appendix: The Roman Curia -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.