- The
Papal States (/ˈpeɪpəl/ PAY-pəl; Italian:
Stato Pontificio; Latin:
Dicio Pontificia),
officially the
State of the Church, were a
conglomeration of...
- 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...
- The
Papal slippers (Italian:
pantofole papali) are a
historical accoutrement worn by the Pope. The
papal slippers were a form of
episcopal sandals worn...
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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. The reigning...
- A
papal legate or
apostolic legate (from the
ancient Roman title legatus) is a
personal representative of the Pope to
foreign nations, to some
other part...
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Papal primacy, also
known as the
primacy of the
bishop of Rome, is an
ecclesiological doctrine in the
Catholic Church concerning the
respect and authority...
- The
papal shoes are the red
leather outdoor shoes worn by the Pope. They are
distinct from the
indoor papal slippers or the
Episcopal sandals,
which are...
- The
papal apartments is the non-official
designation for the
collection of apartments,
which are private, state, and religious, that wrap
around a courtyard...
- 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)...
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Ferula Pastoral staff The
papal ferula (/ˈfɛrələ/;
Latin ferula, 'rod') is the
pastoral staff used in the
Catholic Church by the pope. It is a rod with...
