A comprehensive history of the Catholic Church from its beginnings in Jesus' ministry to its current status in an increasingly secular world.

Expanded and updated for the new millennium. Covering the life of Christ, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and everything in between, A Concise History of the

One cannot understand Latin America without understanding the history of the Catholic Church in the region. Catholicism has been predominant in Latin America an

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