Pope Pius VI (1775–1799): 24 years — Pius VI faced some of the most severe challenges to papal authority, particularly during the French Revolution, which led to the Pope being arrested and ...

At his Wednesday audience, when he’s in good health, Pope Francis hosts the “Sposi Novelli,” inviting newlyweds from around ...

Discussions of succession scenarios have been accelerated by the pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia and warnings that he ...

Pope Pius VII’s tenure was marked by significant political challenges, particularly during the Napoleonic era. Pope Pius VII was taken prisoner by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1809 after refusing to ...

After Pius’s death, in October ... By then, John had died, and a new Pope, Paul VI—the former Archbishop of Milan, Giovanni Battista Montini—had gone to Jerusalem, seeking symbolic ...

The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that ...

St. Pius X (1914) and Pope Pius XI (1939 ... removed from Rome. St. Paul VI also died at Castel Gandolfo, at the height of summer vacation, so he was not expected to have public engagements.

Although Pope Francis has done many things in favor of Jews and Israel, perhaps now it is time that he, or a papal ...

“The pope is still alive,” said Alberto Melloni ... the decks appeared stacked in favor of the men who became Pius XII, Paul VI and Benedict XVI. Others have thrown curveballs.

March 2 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. They include: Advertisement -- Pope Adrian VI in 1459 -- Statesman DeWitt Clinton in 1769 -- Sam Houston, first president of ...