On May 22, 1377, Pope Gregory XI issued five bulls condemning the work of John Wycliffe. Three of the bulls were sent jointly to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Simon Sudbury, who held the ...

The trouble started when Pope Gregory XI died in 1378. One year earlier, he had returned the papacy to Rome after 68 years of "Babylonian captivity" in Avignon, France. The shift made Italians ...

This year is thought to be the 700th anniversary of the birth of John Wyclif. Wycliffe Church warden Keith Miller delves into ...

In fact, St. Catherine of Siena did just that. That great Doctrix of the Church inundated Pope Gregory XI with letters asking him to reform the clergy. A very sensible request, no doubt.

It was introduced into the Roman Catholic Church in the 15th century by Pope Gregory XI, then removed from the calendar by Pope Pius V in the mid 16th century. Pope Sixtus V later reestablished ...

Pope Gregory XI finally managed to return to the Vatican some 70 years later. Avignon - following the departure of the Pope - once again returned to being a quiet suburban town in southern France.

The Pontifical Equestrian Order of Pope Gregory the Great was established on Sept. 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after he was elected pope. The order’s motto is Pro Deo et Principe ...

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 ...

Real people, real stories – more than just dates and boring facts. 1377 Pope Gregory XI moves the papacy back to Rome from Avignon, ending the 67-year ‘Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy’.

Pope Gregory XI finally managed to return to the Vatican some 70 years later. Avignon - following the departure of the Pope - once again returned to being a quiet suburban town in southern France.