-
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...
- 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 conclave is a
gathering of the
College of
Cardinals convened to
elect a
bishop of Rome, also
known as the pope.
Catholics consider the pope to...
- 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...
- The
papal tiara is a
crown that is worn by
popes of the
Catholic Church from as
early as the 8th
century to the mid–20th century. It was last used by...
- The
papal apartments is the non-official
designation for the
collection of apartments,
which are private, state, and religious, that wrap
around a courtyard...
- The
papal nobility are the
aristocracy of the Holy See,
composed of
persons holding titles bestowed by the Pope. From the
Middle Ages into the nineteenth...
- A
papal conclave was held on 12 and 13
March 2013 to
elect a new pope to
succeed Benedict XVI, who had
resigned on 28
February 2013. Of the 117 eligible...
- A
papal conclave was held on 18 and 19
April 2005 to
elect a new pope to
succeed John Paul II, who had died on 2
April 2005. Upon the pope's death, the...
