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A preeminent authority on the Catholic Church and papal biographer describes what he learned from chronicling the life of Pope John Paul II.

In this book, George Weigel tells the story of his unique friendship with St. John Paul II. As Weigel learns the pope “from inside,” he also offers a first-hand account of the tumult of post-Vatican II Catholicism and the Cold War’s endgame, introducing readers to the heroes who brought down European communism.

Later, he shows us the aging pope grappling with the post-9/11 world order and teaching new lessons in dignity through his own suffering.