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 ...

The BBC has taken a look back at archive footage from the outcomes of previous conclaves, as far back as Pope Pius XII in 1939 through ... of the Irish Guards on X. The BBC's Laura Gozzi stood ...

About the Archive This is a digitized version of an ... Jan. S.—The mandate of Pope Pius X. dismissing women from choirs in all Roman Catholic churches has caused many thousands to lose ...

Beyond controversy, Pope Pius X promoted catechesis, restored sacred music and encouraged ... The pope founded the Vatican School of Paleography, Diplomatics and Archive Administration in 1884, just a ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the revelation of the new pontiff’s baptismal name, in Latin, followed by his papal ...

The previous pope, Pius X, had mandated in 1904 that all papers related to the election, not just the ballots, be burned, "thus producing a great deal more white smoke for the final ballot and ...

Pope St. Pius V (1504-1572) was born in Italy to a humble family. From a young age, he was formed and well educated by the Dominicans. He entered the order and was ordained a priest at the age of 24.

Pope Leo XIV broke with a major security protocol when arriving in the official popemobile for his inaugural mass at the ...

Even the new Holocaust Museum in New York unjustly criticized Pope Pius XII for being silent during World War II. The Church has recently spoken on this topic. The Israeli consul, Pinchas E.

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with ...

only two conclaves have lasted up to five days − Pope Pius XI's conclave in 1922 and Pope Pius X's conclave in 1903. A papal conclave is an election of a new pope conducted by the College of ...