In Pope Francis' autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a ...

On December 3 or 5, 741, Zachary was chosen to succeed Pope Gregory III, becoming the latest in a long line of Greek popes that had guided the Roman church during a period that is now known as the ...

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“Pope” comes from the Greek word for “father,” and was widely used by bishops until the fifth century, when the bishop of Rome began to monopolize the title. Silvester’s era was one of both turmoil ...

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“Pope” comes from the Greek word for “father,” and was widely used by bishops until the fifth century, when the bishop of Rome began to monopolize the title. Silvester’s era was one of ...

The “Liber Pontificalis,” a catalog of papal biographies that began to be compiled in the sixth century, tells us that he was from Rome and the son of an otherwise unknown man named Rufinus.

During this time, plenary indulgences — spiritual pardons that devout Catholics believe absolve them of temporal punishment for sins — will be granted, with the pope, flanked by the Swiss ...