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02696aam a2200361 i 4500 001 3101188CE67F11EE94C7D61345ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240320010038 008 240213s2024 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023034034 020 $a 0593443756 020 $a 9780593443750 035 $a (OCoLC)1420893956 040 $a NBO $b eng $e rda $c NBO $d NBO $d BDX $d SILO 050 00 $a BX1818 $b .G59 2024 082 00 $a 262/.136 $2 23/eng/20231004 100 1 $a Glendon, Mary Ann, $d 1938- $e author. 245 10 $a In the courts of three popes : $b an American lawyer and diplomat in the last absolute monarchy of the West / $c Mary Ann Glendon. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Image, $c [2024] 300 $a xx, 219 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "A rare firsthand account of Vatican politics as Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis each endeavored to lead the Catholic Church into the modern world--from an accomplished diplomat, lawyer, and Harvard professor. "In my years of service to the Holy See, I was a stranger in a rather strange land--a layperson in a culture dominated by clergy, an American woman in an environment that was largely male and Italian, and a citizen of a constitutional republic in one of the world's last absolute monarchies." Harvard professor Mary Ann Glendon sheds light on some of the most vexing issues in the Catholic Church today, from the work to protect women's rights internationally, to responding to clergy sexual abuse, to the corruption of the Vatican Bank and Roman Curia. Readers will see a side of popes and prelates rarely seen from Glendon's account of these three papacies, and they will be inspired by her efforts to share in the Holy See's work for a better Church and a better world. It is her hope that lay Catholics especially will find her account of the ups and downs of her daily work in the Holy See helpful in their own struggles to be "salt, light and leaven" during this time of turbulence in the Church and society"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index. 600 00 $a John Paul $b II, $c Pope, $d 1920-2005. 600 00 $a Benedict $b XVI, $c Pope, $d 1927-2022. 600 00 $a Francis, $c Pope, $d 1936- 610 20 $a Catholic Church. $b Curia Romana $x History $y 20th century. 610 20 $a Catholic Church. $b Curia Romana $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Catholic Church and world politics $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Catholic Church and world politics $x History $y 21st century. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240320010438.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3101188CE67F11EE94C7D61345ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search