No living pope had handed off the keys of St. Peter since Gregory XII in 1415. If Pope Benedict had only waited some 14 months to announce his retirement — or abdication, or vacation — we ...
Various videos claim Pope Francis's successor has been appointed, but that's not how a new bishop of Rome is chosen. How does ...
The last pope to renunciate his title was Gregory XII in 1415. Much of Benedict’s time as Pope was marred by the child sex abuse scandals that were first revealed under previous Pope John Paul II’s ...
Unlike his predecessor, the scholarly and aloof Pius XII ... Gregory Baum, a council theologian: “This day will go down in history as the end of the Counter Reformation.” Said the Pope ...
Pope Liberius selected a venerated picture that hung ... 303-4) Signs of papal interest are the following coronations: Clement VIII (1592-1605) Gregory XVI (August 15, 1838) Pius XII (November 1, 1954 ...
Visit the homepage for more information. It is generally held by scholars that Pope Pius XII made very significant and notable contributions to Marian theology, public piety and devotion to Our Lady.