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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. 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)...
- by
Saints Peter and Paul, and by
virtue of the
doctrines of
Petrine and
papal primacy, it is the
focal point of full
communion for
Catholic Christians...
- A
papal name or
pontificial name is the
regnal name
taken by a pope. Both the head of the
Catholic Church,
usually known as the pope, and the pope 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 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...
-
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 see
never gained a
papal confirmation, but was
still invested the
princely regalia. Also, the
opposite occurred with a
papally confirmed archbishop...
- The
Pontifical Swiss Guard, also
known as the
Papal Swiss Guard or
simply Swiss Guard, is an
armed force and
honour guard unit
maintained by the Holy...
