Pius IX ordered the kidnapping of the Jewish boy Edgardo Mortara in 1858 and raised him Catholic in the Vatican after learning he had been secretly baptized by a housekeeper; Pius X was the early ...

Pius IX ordered the kidnapping of the Jewish boy Edgardo Mortara in 1858 and raised him Catholic in the Vatican after learning he had been secretly baptized by a housekeeper; Pius X was the early ...

Despite these rules, papal elections remained a volatile free-for-all ... against a prominent cardinal led to fierce pushback. Pope Pius X afterwards expressly banned a so-called secular veto ...

From saints and scholars to fearless reformers, these popes didn’t just shape Church history — they shaped my life of faith.

The Holy See Press Office released a new photograph of Pope Leo XIV on Friday, available for free download at this link. In the image, the Pontiff appears smiling, dressed in the traditional white ...

Pope Pius X\). Picture: Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Pope Leo XIII. Picture: ullstein bild via Getty Images He wanted the Catholic Church to be more active in communicating with the ...

It's unclear where the new pope will live, but photos show the chapel and other ... to live in the papal apartments. In 1903, Pope Pius X became the first pontiff to live in the apartments.