The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend, in a reminder of France's complicated past relationship with the ...

Paris (AFP) – A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend, in a reminder of France's complicated past ...

PARIS (AFP) — A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday outside Paris for 26,360 euros ($30,000), the ...

In more recent times, Pope Francis was elected in 2013 on the fifth ballot, Benedict XVI won in 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on ... Schism were Clement VII, Benedict XIII, Alexander ...

In more recent times, Pope Francis was elected in 2013 on the fifth ballot, Benedict XVI won in 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on ... Schism were Clement VII, Benedict XIII, Alexander ...

In more recent times, Pope Francis was elected in 2013 on the fifth ballot, Benedict XVI won in 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on ... Schism were Clement VII, Benedict XIII, Alexander ...

The second-shortest was Pope Pius XII (1939), who was elected on just ... the cardinals rushed to elect Bartolomeo Prignano (Pope Urban VI). Urban turned out to be so harsh and temperamental ...