Understanding the Conflicted Soul of Paul VI

Professor’s Bookshelf #11: Chiron as the ideal historical guide

Paul VI, champion of ecumenism, at the World Council of Churches headquarters in Geneva (1969)

Many readers will have heard of the name of French historian Yves Chiron (b. 1960), who has written over fifty highly-acclaimed works, especially in the field of modern Church history. He has written full-length studies of (inter alia) Urban V, Pius IX, Pius X,…