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Cavolina, Jane, ed. The Pope Encyclopedia: An A to Z of the Holy See. Crown, 1995. Contains more than 2,000 entries in an easy-to-use alphabetical format; explores the history of the Vatican and its rulers.

Duffy, Eamon. Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes. Yale University Press, 1997. Served as the basis for the 1988 television series.

Granfield, Patrick. The Papacy in Transition. Doubleday, 1980. History, responsibilities, and possible reforms.

Hall, Alan. A History of the Papacy. Thunder Bay, 1998. Descriptive history.

MacEoin, Gary, ed. The Papacy and the People of God. Orbis, 1998. Ten leading theologians and Vatican scholars consider the future shape of the papacy.

Maxwell-Stuart, P. G. Chronicle of the Popes: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Papacy from St. Peter to the Present. Thames & Hudson, 1997. Chronicles the individuals who have shaped one of the world's largest religions; includes more than 300 illustrations.

McBrien, Richard P. Lives of the Popes: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II. HarperSanFrancisco, 1997. Profiles every pope; a comprehensive work.

Walsh, Michael. An Illustrated History of the Popes: Saint Peter to John Paul II. St. Martin's, 1980. Illustrated survey.

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Attridge, Harold W.; Theodore M. Hesburgh; and Richard P. McBrien, eds. The Encyclopedia of Catholicism. HarperCollins, 1995. More than 4,200 entries by 280 contributors, with tables of the liturgical calendar, ecumenical councils, and the popes.

Bokenkotter, Thomas S. A Concise History of the Catholic Church. Doubleday, 1990. A critically acclaimed reference source; covers events across two millennia.

Broderick, Robert C. The Catholic Encyclopedia. Thomas Nelson, 1990. Reference work on Catholicism.

Deedy, John, ed. The Catholic Church in the Twentieth Century: Renewing and Reimaging the City of God. Liturgical Press, 2000. A reflective look at the Catholic Church and its place in the 20th century.

Gillis, Chester. Roman Catholicism in America. Columbia University Press, 2000. A broad survey of American Catholicism and the persistent tension with Rome.

Glazier, Michael, and Thomas J. Shelley. The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History. Liturgical Press, 1998.

Morris, Charles. American Catholic: The Saints and Sinners Who Built America's Most Powerful Church. Vintage, 1998. Recounts the rise of the Catholic Church in the United States, detailing its transformation from an Irish enclave into a dominant nationwide presence.

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