It is common that upon the death of a Pope, comments arise recalling ... was the brother of Pope John XIX and nephew of Benedict VIII, while his mother was the sister of Pope John XV. In fact, up to ...

The Church honors Jeanne d’Arc as a virgin martyr and national patroness, whose courage, purity and fortitude continue to ...

The Cardinals are attending the last mass before electing the new pope - but who is in contention for the role?

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The papal conclave in the Vatican has chosen the new Pope as white smoke has been seen billowing out from the Sistine Chapel. A bell has also rung out to mark the election of Robert Francis Prevost as ...

Following the death of Pope Francis last April 21 ... Pope Gregory XIV made it an excommunicable offense in 1591, but Pope Benedict XV abrogated it over a century ago with other existing canon laws at ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

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Announcement of the election of Pope Pius X from the balcony of St. Peter's ... Giacomo della Chiesa, who would take the name Benedict XV, represented a more liberal shift and something of a ...