Pope

Poverty and Splendor: Harmonious Extremes in the Firmament of the Church

June 4, 2020

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

June 1, 2020

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

May 21, 2020

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

May 21, 2020

May 18 – Martyr of Envy

May 14, 2020

May 7 – The Pope who adopted two princes

May 4, 2020

April 30 – “Thank God for the victory”

April 27, 2020

April 26 – Pope St. Cletus

April 23, 2020

April 17 – Controversial Pope

April 16, 2020

April 19 – The saintly warrior pope

April 16, 2020

April 10 – Pope Gregory XIII

April 9, 2020

April 12 – Pope St. Julius I

April 9, 2020

April 13 – Pope St. Martin I

April 9, 2020

It is Cowardly Not to Fight for the Faith

April 2, 2020

April 3 – Pope Honorius IV

April 2, 2020

April 4 – Crusader Pope

April 2, 2020

March 27 – Pope Clement III

March 26, 2020

March 27 – The Last French Pope

March 26, 2020

March 28 – Pope Martin IV

March 26, 2020

March 15 – Pope St. Zachary

March 12, 2020

March 7 – Pope Innocent XIII

March 5, 2020

February 28 – Pope Saint Hilarus

February 27, 2020

February 23 – The responsibilities of leadership are heavy

February 20, 2020

February 20 – Pope Martin V

February 17, 2020

February 15 – Pope Lucius II

February 13, 2020

February 11 – Elected pope while on Crusade in Palestine

February 10, 2020

The Counter-Revolution and the Craving After Novelties

February 6, 2020

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

February 6, 2020

February 4 – Pope Gregory V

February 3, 2020

Pope St. Gregory VII Deposes Henry IV, Emperor of Germany

January 23, 2020

January 21 – Pope Paschal II

January 20, 2020

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

January 16, 2020

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 13, 2020

Popes, Kings, and Church Fathers Condemned the Tournament

January 9, 2020

January 5 – Pope St. Telesphorus

January 2, 2020

December 19 – How Tumultuous Times Reveal Noble Souls

December 16, 2019

December 19 – Pope St. Anastasius I

December 16, 2019

December 13 – Elected Pope to Fight the Emperor

December 12, 2019

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

December 9, 2019

December 10 – The First Pope to Live in a Palace

December 9, 2019

December 11 – Pope Falsely Accused of Adultery

December 9, 2019

December 9 – The Immaculate Conception: The Celebration of Privilege

December 5, 2019

November 21 – Pope St. Gelasius I

November 18, 2019

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

November 11, 2019

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

November 7, 2019

All Saints Day: How many saints were noble?

October 31, 2019

November 3 – The Battle of Mentana

October 31, 2019

October 26 – Laid to rest next to St. Peter

October 24, 2019

October 18 – Adopted nobility

October 17, 2019

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

October 10, 2019

October 7 – How the Rosary saved Christendom

October 3, 2019

Tension and Relaxation In The Countenance of a Saint

September 26, 2019

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

September 23, 2019

September 20 – “Threats do not terrify me”

September 19, 2019

September 21 – Pope Conon

September 19, 2019

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

September 16, 2019

September 16 – The pope who exacted tribute from the Mohammedan ruler of Tunis

September 12, 2019

September 11 – Italian army invades the Papal State without a declaration of war

September 9, 2019

September 12 – The Holy Name of the Virgin Mary; in thanksgiving for the victory over the Turks at Vienna

September 9, 2019

Video – Redefeating the Turks: the Battle of Vienna, September 12, 1683

September 9, 2019

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