At the altar of the world : the pontificate of Pope John Paul II through the lens of L'Osservatore Romano and the words of Ecclesia de Eucharistia

An absolutely beautiful book, each chapter is based on a section of his encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia, which is included in whole at the end of the book, and abounds with corresponding photographs and beautiful quotations to truly show his deep intimacy with Christ and his love for Our Lady

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and the Church, unlike many photobiographies merely show him as a world leader. It has an elegant, prayerful feel to it in the design, and many of the most stunning photographs have never been published before. I look at it again and again and always get something new from it.

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