-
century until 1870, the pope was the
sovereign or head of
state of the
Papal States, and
since 1929 of the much
smaller Vatican City state. From a Catholic...
- The
Papal States (/ˈpeɪpəl/ PAY-pəl; Italian:
Stato Pontificio; Latin:
Dicio Pontificia),
officially the
State of the Church, were a
conglomeration of...
- A
papal bull is a type of
public decree,
letters patent, or
charter issued by a pope of the
Catholic Church. It is
named after the
leaden seal (bulla)...
- The
papal tiara is a
crown that was worn by
popes of the
Catholic Church from as
early as the 8th
century to the mid–20th century. It was last used by...
- The 1268–71
papal election (from
November 1268 to 1
September 1271),
following the
death of Pope
Clement IV, was the
longest papal election in the history...
- The
titles of the
Bishop of Rome, more
often referred to as the
papal titles,
refer to the
various titles used by protocol, as a form of
addressing or...
-
Gambling on
papal elections has a long history, with
betting on 16th-century
papal conclaves being among the
first do****ented
examples of
gambling on election...
- by
Saint Peter and
Saint Paul. By
virtue of the
doctrines of
Petrine and
papal primacy, it is the
focal point of full
communion for
Catholics around the...
- A
papal conclave is
scheduled to
begin on 7 May 2025 in the
Sistine Chapel in
Vatican City to
elect a new pope to
succeed Francis, who died at the age...
-
Papal infallibility is a
dogma of the
Catholic Church which states that, in
virtue of the
promise of
Jesus to Peter, the Pope when he
speaks ex cathedra...
