Charles in chargeA bronze likeness of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, created in 1555. Under Charles V (who was also Charles I of Spain), Pizarro began to forge an empire for Spain in the Americas.

The man was Emperor Charles V. Now aged 55 ... Francis with the even more erratic Henry. Another foe was the Ottoman Empire, whose sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, boasted a court of equal ...

The fall of Constantinople, on May 29,1453 was the final phase of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars and the darkest page in Greek ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

According to the Roman Catholic tradition of apostolic succession, Peter was the first pope appointed by Christ. The line of ...

As we file, Jannik Sinner, the leading Italian tennis player and world No. 1, is playing point for point against the Spanish ...

Appointed by Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, he died of malaria soon after taking office ... He had close ties with key religious figures like Saint Philip Neri. Benedict V held office for 33 days in ...

Clement’s friend and benefactor, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, later had to continue ... and maintain order in Europe. Pope St. Pius V convened and concluded the Council of Trent ...

It was the first example of a papal election by “compromise,” after a long struggle between supporters of two main geopolitical medieval factions — those faithful to the papacy and those supporting ...

A papal conclave, following a strict canonical procedure, takes its natural course after the death of a pope and the election.

This exchange backfired. Gregory VI was soon deposed in December 1046 during a synod led by Holy Roman Emperor Henry III. Clement II, his successor, served briefly before his death in October 1047.