The biggest offender in this was German Emperor Henry IV ... the pope’s supporters. This conflict is known as the Investiture Controversy and it went on for years. Gregory VII was eventually ...

As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

Pope Leo XIV, an American and a global citizen, can be a strong advocate for the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of ...

John was the most popular, chosen by 23 popes, followed by Benedict and Gregory ... He was the 131st pope. Otto I the Holy Roman Emperor pushed for Leo VIII to be pope after removing and expelling ...

Leo IX and Gregory VII were the first popes to ... Others also speak of the origin of celibacy in a meeting between Pope Benedict VIII and Emperor Henry II. John Paul II spoke about celibacy ...