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1 day ago · The official list of titles of the pope, in the order in which they are given in the Annuario Pontificio, is: Bishop of Rome , Vicar of Jesus Christ , Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patriarch of the West , Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province , Sovereign of the ...
Jun 1, 2024 · Learn about the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and the history and doctrine of papal primacy. See a table of popes and antipopes from Peter to Francis.
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May 14, 2024 · Who was the first pope of the Catholic Church? How many popes have their been? This list of popes in order from first pope, St. Peter, to the current Pope Fr...
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May 21, 2024 · Papacy is the office and jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome, the pope, who presides over the central government of the Roman Catholic Church, the largest of the three major branches of Christianity.
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May 16, 2024 · Pope (2013–), an Argentinian (b. Buenos Aires to Italian immigrants) named Jorge Mario Bergoglio; successor of Benedict XVI. Francis, the first non-European to assume the papacy in more than 1,200 years, is the first pope from the Americas and the first from the Society of Jesus.
Jun 1, 2024 · John XXIII and John Paul II are the 81st and 82nd popes canonized since Saint Peter. Over 2,000 years, nearly a third of the bishops of Rome have been declared saints.
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May 17, 2024 · The word “pope” and also the word “patriarch” (usually applied to bishops in Eastern Catholicism or Eastern Orthodoxy) both derive from the ancient Greek word páppas, originally an affectionate term meaning “father.”
