Margaret's Night in St. Peter's (a Christmas Story), Paperback

Margaret -- The Pope's Cat -- is back Illustrated in full color.

Bang Slam Boom Loud sounds in St. Peter's Square had been going on for nearly an hour already. Margaret was annoyed, because as you may know, cats like to sleep. A lot.

The apartment where Margaret lives with the Pope, ever since he adopted her off the streets of Rome, looks out onto St. Peter's Square. And the noises down there kept waking Margaret up.

She rolled over, covering her ears with her paws.

A few minutes later, the sounds began again, as more trucks arrived to unload even more chairs. Beep, beep, beep, beep went the trucks as they backed up to where men in yellow jackets were waiting to unload them. Then came Bang Slam Boom all over again, as the men arranged the chairs in rows facing the portico of St. Peter's Basilica.

All of this was in preparation for a special event to take place the following day, Christmas.

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In this delightful new story from their lives, the Pope takes Margaret on a tour of St. Peter's. But when he's called away to work, Margaret gets lost in the world's largest church. She meets saints, children, tourists, and the artist Michelangelo's famous statue, The Pieta, before being reunited with the Pope as Midnight Mass is about to begin.

About the Author:

Jon M. Sweeney's popular history The Pope Who Quit has been optioned by HBO. He's the author of thirty other books including The Complete Francis of Assisi and When Saint Francis Saved the Church, winner of an award in history from the Catholic Press Association. He lives in Milwaukee with his wife and daughters.

Roy DeLeon is an Oblate of Saint Benedict, spiritual director, yoga instructor, graphic designer, and professional visual artist in Seattle. He is also author of Praying with the Body.