The book "The Word of God about Mary: Mary in the history of salvation" by Josef Dreissen and Hans Steffens explores the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the history of salvation.
The church has never been as numerically strong or as globally widespread as it is today. Christianity is presently the world's largest religion - with 1.6 billion adherents.
The book contains a collection of prayers designed to provide hope and spiritual comfort to readers. The prayers are short but thoughtful, and focus on different aspects of faith and spirituality.
Joseph Ratzinger, (Pope Benedict XVI) was welcomed by the whole Church with great enthusiasm as the one who will continue the great work of John Paul II, to whom he was the first collaborator during the entire pontificate.