John XXIII Pope of the Century

includes index and biblioraphy

1 A village boyhood 1 2 A Counter-Reformation seminary 9 3 A Roman education 16 4 Into the whirlwind of Modernism 27 5 The Great War 37 6 Towards Propaganda and Fascism 44 7 Ten hard years in Bulgaria 55 8 The innocent suspect 70 9 God`s consul 82 10 Difficult mission to France 96 11 The seasons of Venice 117 12 1958: the wide-open conclave 132 13 The first ninety days 144 14 The inspiration of the Council 156 15 The struggle for the Council 165 16 At home and in Rome 174 17 The Italian connection 182 18 Enter Augustin Bea 190 19 Getting on for eighty 199 20 The dress rehearsal 205 21 On the slopes of the sacred mountain 214 22 Sixty days to change the Church 225 23 Last will and testament 241 24 Eastertide 252