Pope Leo XIV has seen and experienced the Church in more contexts than perhaps any other person currently living...’ ...

The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...

It is common that upon the death of a Pope, comments arise recalling his pontificate—some positive, others not so much. But ...

“We didn’t expect an American to be Pope,” Gregory Treverton, a USC Professor, said. Treverton is a professor of international relations at the University of Southern California and a former ...

After that marathon conclave, Pope Gregory X was finally elected in September of 1271. There is no way to predict how long a conclave will take, but guidance can perhaps be taken from recent history.

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.

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.

The pope who came out of that election, Gregory X ... of the Last Judgment. In his biography of Michelangelo, Giorgio Vasari wrote that Clement VII had wanted him to paint the work “so that ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The conclave to elect the 267th pope of the Catholic Church begins ...

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 ... The most prominent antipopes during the Western Schism were Clement VII, Benedict XIII, Alexander V, and John XXIII.

The Rev. Patrick Flanagan, associate professor of theology and religious studies at St. John’s University in New York, says Gregory X ... died to give Pope Clement VII time enough to escape ...