Pope Francis’s successor will be elected in the coming days in a millennium-old ceremony known as the papal conclave. During the conclave, the 135 eligible Cardinal Electors of the Catholic ...

Pope Clement VII was saying mass at St. Peter’s at that time and had to be whisked away along a special passage connecting the heart of the Vatican to the Castel Sant'Angelo, the longtime ...

Pope Clement VII was saying mass at St. Peter’s at that time and had to be whisked away along a special passage connecting the heart of the Vatican to the Castel Sant'Angelo, the longtime ...

Other popular pope names include Clement, Innocent, Leo and Pius. Seven of 11 popes from 1775 to 1958 were named Pius, from Pius VI (1775–1799) to Pius XII ... “147 of the 189 Swiss Guards including ...

Pope Clement VII, caught in the power struggle, initially allied with France against Charles V. This decision enraged the Emperor, who saw Clement’s move as a betrayal.

Following Pope Francis's death, ... The new guards take their oath on the anniversary of the Sack of Rome, during which 189 Swiss Guards defended Pope Clement VII against the army of Charles V.

Other popular pope names include Clement, Innocent, Leo and Pius. Seven of 11 popes from 1775 to 1958 were named Pius, from Pius VI (1775–1799) to Pius XII (1939–1958). Swiss Guard, papal ...