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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. 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...
- 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...
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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...
- 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)...
- A
papal name or
pontificial name is the
regnal name
taken by a pope. Both the head of the
Catholic Church,
usually known as the pope, and the pope of...
- A
papal conclave is a
gathering of the
College of
Cardinals convened to
elect the
bishop of Rome, also
known as the pope.
Catholics consider the pope...
- 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...
- The
papal shoes are the red
leather outdoor shoes worn by the Pope. They are
distinct from the
indoor papal slippers or the
Episcopal sandals,
which are...
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office being the cathedral. The term is used
frequently in
reference to a
papal interregnum occurring upon the pope's
death or resignation.
Following the...
