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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. The current...
- The
Papal States (/ˈpeɪpəl/ PAY-pəl; Italian:
Stato Pontificio; Latin:
Dicio Pontificia),
officially the
State of the
Church (Italian:
Stato della Chiesa...
- 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 is worn by
popes of the
Catholic Church from as
early as the 8th
century to the mid–20th century. It was last used by...
- A
papal conclave is a
gathering of the
College of
Cardinals convened to
elect a
bishop of Rome, also
known as the pope.
Catholics consider the pope to...
- The
Papal slippers (Italian:
pantofole papali) are a
historical accoutrement worn by the Pope. The
papal slippers were a form of
episcopal sandals worn...
-
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...
- but
since 1389 they have
always elected a
fellow cardinal.
Observers of
papal elections tend to
consider a few
cardinals more
likely choices than the...
- The
papal apartments is the non-official
designation for the
collection of apartments,
which are private, state, and religious, that wrap
around a courtyard...
- by
Saints Peter and Paul, and by
virtue of the
doctrines of
Petrine and
papal primacy, it is the
focal point of full
communion for
Catholic Christians...
