At the death of Gregory XI in 1378, the cardinals elected Pope Urban VI, but soon regretted it ... who refused to give up power—and the one elected in September 1378, Clement VII. Two popes, two ...
I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...
Papal elections aren't always as dramatic as "Conclave," a new film starring Ralph Fiennes, but the history behind the process is.
Archbishop Gregory Aymond submitted a letter of resignation to Pope Francis, as required by the Catholic Church’s canon law.
New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond submitted his resignation to the pope on his 75th birthday Tuesday, as required by ...
(Photo: Mossot/Wikimedia Commons) The Vatican announced October 21 the publishing date and title of Pope Francis's new encyclical, "Dilexit Nos" (“He Loved Us”), an encyclical on the human and ...
Bernard, also known as St. Bernard of Menthon, lived from about 1020–1081 in what are now the countries of France, ...
Pope Francis may visit Corsica for a December 14-15 conference organized by the Diocese of Ajaccio. He would be the first pope to set foot on the island, despite a long history connecting the Vatican ...
Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events in human history: the election of a new pope. That event is also known as a ...
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Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis, background center, poses with the participants to the second session of the 16th General ...