Peter Seewald has worked as a journalist for Stern, Spiegel and the Süddeutsche Zeitung and is one of the most admired authors on religion in Germany today. Throughout his career he has remained one of the writers closest to Pope Benedict and has interviewed him for countless hours. His book of conversations with Pope Benedict, Last Testament, was published by Bloomsbury Continuum in 2016, and the first volume of his biography of the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was published by the same imprint in late 2020.
Seewald's passionate biography makes one sympathise with the bookish Bavarian. -Daniel Rey, Literary Review The first volume of Peter Seewald's Benedict XVI: A Life (up to Vatican II) last year was enjoyable and illuminating. The last volume is an insight into hard times. - The Tablet ... the book is crisply written, consistently entertaining and frequently thought-provoking. - First Things With Seewald's unparalleled access to the pontiff, the strength of his biography comes from bringing Benedict's personality to the forefront, helping us to get to know the great theologian-pope better, while gaining insight into the providentially guided trajectory of his life. - Denver Catholic ... enormously authoritative. - SteveReads blog