Read a Feb. 7, 2006, New York Times article about the Catholic organization Opus Dei, portrayed as villainous in the novel, mounting a public awareness campaign to counter any potential negative portrayal in the film.

Ignatius Press, located in San Francisco, is the official publisher of all Benedict’s works in English, including all those he wrote as a priest and cardinal. The CEO of Ignatius Press is Mark Brumley.

Written by Michael S. Rose (Spence Publishing, 2005). Rose examines the areas where Pope Benedict may break with his predecessor Pope John Paul II.

Written by Stephen Mansfield (Tarcher, 2005). Mansfield analyzes Pope Benedict’s life including his transition from a liberal theologian associated with Vatican II to a theological conservative who became Pope John Paul’s closest ally.

Written by the Rev. Aidan Nichols (Burns & Oates, 2005). Nichols presents a full-scale investigation of Joseph Ratzinger’s theology, from the 1950s to the present day in this update of Nichols’ original book on Ratzinger’s theology written in the 1980s.

Written by Heinz-Joachim Fischer (Crossroad, 2005). Fischer, Rome correspondent for a leading German newspaper, focuses on Benedict’s career as a cardinal and head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Fischer has known Ratzinger since 1976.

Written by Matthew E. Bunson (Our Sunday Visitor, 2005). Bunson provides a detailed portrait of Benedict XVI, introducing Catholics to a man of powerful intellect and confident faith who now must lead the Church as it confronts some of the most challenging issues facing modern men and women.

Written by the Rev. Michael Collins (Paulist Press, 2005). Collins describes the former Cardinal Ratzinger in both a human and historical context starting with the Pope’s early years in Bavaria and his youth during the Second World War.

Written by Greg Tobin (Sterling, 2005). Offers a first look at the much-anticipated new leader of the Catholic Church and examines what lies ahead for the Catholic Church and its people.