Graziano subsequently became Pope Gregory VI, in May 1045. His ascension to the papacy should have drawn a line under the whole squalid affair. But the episode was about to take another dramatic turn.

In 1046, Gratian, who had reigned shortly as pope Gregory VI and was considered the true pope by many despite Benedict IX’s violent return to claim the throne, was forced to resign himself amid ...

we should take a moment to wish a happy 250th birthday to Pope Gregory XVI — a pope to remember. Two hundred fifty years ago, in September 1765, Gregory XVI-to-be was born to an aristocratic ...

The trouble started when Pope Gregory XI died in 1378 ... took a quick vote and elected an Italian who took the name Urban VI. Then they ran for their lives. Urban VI turned out to be impetuous ...

The theologian Romano Guardini described praying the rosary as "participation in the life of Mary, whose focus was Christ." Pope Leo XIII also viewed the rosary as a vital means to participate in the ...

“In this session Our Holy Father Pope Martin gave to all ... 1389), Innocent VII (in 1404), and Gregory XII (in 1406) were elected to succeed Urban VI. At Avignon, Benedict XIII was elected ...

following the historic route Pope Gregory XIII created for religious processions between the two basilicas during the Jubilee of 1575. Cardinals, bishops, priests, religious sisters and families ...

Gregory Pincus receives an appointment at ... for federal support of birth control for the poor. June 23: Pope Paul VI creates the Papal Commission on Population, the Family and Natality ...

From Roman domes and Renaissance frescoes to medieval tilework and modern art installations, there are some awesome ceilings ...

Pope Francis gave a solemn blessing with the ... Mary Major along the Via Merulana following the historic route Pope Gregory XIII created for religious processions between the two basilicas ...

Gregory Pincus receives an appointment at ... for federal support of birth control for the poor. June 23: Pope Paul VI creates the Papal Commission on Population, the Family and Natality ...