- 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)...
-
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...
- 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
elect a
bishop of Rome, also
known as the pope.
Catholics consider the pope to...
- The
Papal Basilica of
Saint Peter in the
Vatican City (Italian:
Basilica Papale di San
Pietro in
Citta di Vaticano), or
simply Saint Peter's Basilica...
- 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...
-
Papal infallibility is a
dogma of the
Catholic Church which states that, in
virtue of the
promise of
Jesus to Peter, the Pope when he
speaks ex cathedra...
- 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
Pontifical Swiss Guard, also
known as the
Papal Swiss Guard or
simply Swiss Guard, is an
armed forces (in the past),
guard of honour, and protective...
