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May 21, 2024 · During the course of the 2,000 years in which the papal system and the practice of electing popes in the papal conclave have evolved, the papacy has played a crucial role in both Western and world history.
- The Medieval Papacy
The medieval papacy. Although much about the early popes...
- Popes, Antipopes, Succession
The early modern papacy. The modern papacy. List of popes...
- Renaissance, Reformation, Reforms
These orders played a crucial role in the revitalization of...
- Pope Joan
Pope Joan, legendary female pontiff who supposedly reigned,...
- The Medieval Papacy
May 25, 2024 · The Avignon Papacy (1309-1376) was a critical juncture in the history of the Catholic Church, marked by the relocation of the papal court from Rome to Avignon in southern France. This period saw seven successive popes, all French, ruling from Avignon under the influence of the French monarchy.
May 14, 2024 · The victorious Spanish-led league – a coalition of powers including the papacy – convened a congress in Mantua to divide the spoils of war.
May 27, 2024 · Nestled in the heart of Avignon, southern France, the Palais de Papes (Popes‘ Palace) stands as a magnificent embodiment of the city‘s rich history and its pivotal role as the seat of the papacy during the 14th century.
3 days ago · Catherine was sought out as a spiritual director, and she played a role in ending the Avignon papacy (when the pope, though still the bishop of Rome, actually lived in Avignon, France). Pope Benedict explains:
May 27, 2024 · Thomas Hobbes wrote in 1651 that “the Papacy is no other than the ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof: for so did the Papacy start up on a sudden out of the ruins of that heathen power.”
May 22, 2024 · A crusade was the only way of cleansing Christendom (and so the world) of this plague. Unquestionably, Innocent III believed the crusade against the heretics in the lands of the count of Toulouse would be over quickly and that heresy would be eradicated once and for all.
