Six hundred years later, Pope Gregory VII forced the brilliant monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, Henry IV, to walk barefoot in the snow for miles before granting him forgiveness at Canossa ...

“We have a pope!” The Cardinal Protodeacon ... of popes who stand up to secular power: from Gregory VII, who made Emperor Henry IV walk barefoot through the snow at Canossa in 1077, to ...

In first place are the Benedictines, who count 17 Popes: Gregory I, Boniface IV, Adeodatus II, Leo IV, John IX, Leo VII, Stephen IX ... III and Benedict XII). Pope Francis was the first Pontiff ...

“Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” A Shakespearean quote from the play, "Henry IV," yes, but for Wil Johnson, the actor who will play King Henry in this week's Southern Shakespeare ...

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The longest conclave on record dragged on for nearly three years. Pope Gregory X was finally elected in September of 1271 after about 1,000 days.

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich and Cardinal Wilton Gregory, also a South Side native, spoke about their experience in the conclave and electing the first American pope, Leo XIV, who is from this city.

The first papal assassination, the poisoning and clubbing of Pope John VIII in 882 ... In 1241, Pope Gregory IX’s disagreement with the Roman emperor continued even after the pope’s death.

For many centuries, new popes tended to choose the name of the pope who had elevated them to cardinal. John was the most popular, chosen by 23 popes, followed by Benedict and Gregory, each with 16.

In September 2025, Aaron Koller will become the first Jew to join the university’s department of Middle Eastern Studies as the Regius Professor of Hebrew, a role established by King Henry VIII.