- The
Papal States (/ˈpeɪpəl/ PAY-pəl; Italian:
Stato Pontificio; Latin:
Dicio Pontificia),
officially the
State of the Church, were a
conglomeration of...
-
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 apartments is the non-official
designation for the
collection of apartments,
which are private, state, and religious, that wrap
around a courtyard...
- 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...
- A
papal conclave is a
gathering of the
College of
Cardinals convened to
appoint the
Bishop of Rome, also
known as the pope.
Catholics consider the pope...
- The
papal tiara is a
crown that was worn by
popes of the
Catholic Church from as
early as the 8th
century to the mid–20th century. It was last used by...
- A
papal conclave was held from 7 to 8 May 2025 to
elect a new pope to
succeed Francis, who had died on 21 April 2025. Of the 135
eligible cardinal electors...
- 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...
- The 1268–71
papal election (from
November 1268 to 1
September 1271),
following the
death of Pope
Clement IV, was the
longest papal election in the history...
- The
Papal Basilica of
Saint Peter in the
Vatican (Italian:
Basilica Papale di San
Pietro in Vaticano), or
simply Saint Peter's
Basilica (Latin: Basilica...
