Pope

August 2 – Resisted the Emperor’s demand

July 29, 2021

July 28 – Nepotism Sometimes Bears Good Fruit

July 26, 2021

July 29 – With one sermon, he launched the Crusades

July 26, 2021

July 17 – When the Saracens attacked Rome…

July 15, 2021

July 7 – Only two cardinals dared to stand with the pope

July 5, 2021

July 8 – The Pope who fought the democrats

July 5, 2021

July 3 – The Pope Who Condemned His Predecessor for Not Opposing Heresy

July 1, 2021

June 28 – He fought to preserve the Pope’s independence

June 24, 2021

June 20 – The Pope Who Was the Son of Another Pope, Also a Saint

June 17, 2021

June 16 – Pope Innocent III

June 14, 2021

June 17, 1793: Pius VI condemns the revolutionary concepts of liberty and equality

June 14, 2021

June 12 – He Crowned Charlemagne

June 10, 2021

June 2 – Saved from the Byzantine Emperor’s roaster, ironically, by the Moslems

May 31, 2021

May 25 – First Pope to transform a pagan temple of Rome into a Christian church

May 24, 2021

May 25 – He Forced the Emperor To Wait Three Days in the Snow

May 24, 2021

May 24 – Our Lady Help of Christians, to commemorate the liberation of the Pope from prison

May 20, 2021

May 18 – Martyr of Envy

May 17, 2021

May 7 – The Pope who adopted two princes

May 6, 2021

April 30 – “Thank God for the victory”

April 29, 2021

April 26 – Pope St. Cletus

April 22, 2021

April 17 – Controversial Pope

April 15, 2021

April 19 – The saintly warrior pope

April 15, 2021

April 13 – Pope St. Martin I

April 12, 2021

April 10 – Pope Gregory XIII

April 8, 2021

April 12 – Pope St. Julius I

April 8, 2021

April 3 – Pope Honorius IV

April 1, 2021

April 4 – Crusader Pope

April 1, 2021

March 27 – Pope Clement III

March 25, 2021

March 27 – The Last French Pope

March 25, 2021

March 28 – Pope Martin IV

March 25, 2021

March 15 – Pope St. Zachary

March 11, 2021

March 7 – Pope Innocent XIII

March 4, 2021

February 28 – Pope Saint Hilarus

February 25, 2021

February 23 – The responsibilities of leadership are heavy

February 22, 2021

February 20 – Pope Martin V

February 18, 2021

February 15 – Pope Lucius II

February 11, 2021

February 7 – Refused admission to the Pontifical Noble Guard, he became Pope instead

February 4, 2021

February 4 – Pope Gregory V

February 1, 2021

January 20 – A dove landed on his head, and you would not believe what happened next!

January 18, 2021

January 21 – Pope Paschal II

January 18, 2021

January 16 – When the Emporor insisted that the lapsed be readmitted to communion without penance, one man stood in his way. This is his story.

January 14, 2021

January 5 – Pope St. Telesphorus

January 4, 2021

December 19 – How Tumultuous Times Reveal Noble Souls

December 17, 2020

December 19 – Pope St. Anastasius I

December 17, 2020

The Immaculate Conception: A Marvelous Theme – Continued

December 10, 2020

December 11 – Pope Falsely Accused of Adultery

December 10, 2020

December 13 – Elected Pope to Fight the Emperor

December 10, 2020

December 10 – To protest the emperor, he paid special honor to images and relics

December 7, 2020

December 10 – The First Pope to Live in a Palace

December 7, 2020

The Immaculate Conception: A Marvelous Theme

December 3, 2020

November 21 – Pope St. Gelasius I

November 19, 2020

November 13 – One of the Great Popes of the Middle Ages

November 12, 2020

November 10 – Who Was the First Pope to Be Called “Great,” and Why?

November 9, 2020

November 3 – The Battle of Mentana

November 2, 2020

October 26 – Laid to rest next to St. Peter

October 22, 2020

October 18 – Adopted nobility

October 15, 2020

October 11 – He dared step into the gap during the crisis

October 8, 2020

September 24 – “There is nothing so sublime as the papacy nor so exalted as the imperial throne”

September 21, 2020

September 19 – The Pope asks Princess Mary to marry James II of England

September 17, 2020

September 20 – “Threats do not terrify me”

September 17, 2020

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