Conclave: How the election of a new Pope has changed over the centuries - ANALYSIS: The ceremony has traditionally been a ...

As the first pope to come from North America and a well-respected moderate, Pope Leo XIV has the chance to unite the church.

Henry VIII was brought up as a devout Catholic ... So what caused Henry to break from the Catholic Church and its leader in Rome, the Pope? Henry and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, had ...

Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began ...

Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English ...

Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII. She didn't expect to be Queen ... most people in England belonged to the Catholic Church run by the Pope who lived in Rome. Some people said it ...

In April 1509 Henry assumed the throne on the death of his father, married Catherine in a private ceremony in June after receiving a dispensation from the Pope, and Catherine’s short marriage to ...

Sometimes just one person changes things, like Henry VIII. When Henry was 18 ... in England belonged to the Catholic Church run by the Pope who lived in Rome. Some people said it was run badly ...

Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII. She didn't expect to be Queen ... most people in England belonged to the Catholic Church run by the Pope who lived in Rome. Some people said it ...

Henry VIII believed that men should rule the country. He wanted a son to reign after his death, but he and his first wife's only surviving child was a daughter, Mary. The Pope allowed Henry to put ...