Pope Francis gave a solemn blessing with the Blessed Sacrament from the steps of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Sunday ...

Nonetheless, in 1825, Pope Leo XII named him a cardinal ... Cappellari was elected to replace him. He took the name Gregory in honor of the Benedictine Pope Gregory VII. Gregory XVI would ...

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – When Pope Gregory XII, the last pope to resign before Benedict, died in 1417, the world was not watching. Gregory had stepped down two years earlier ...

they made their peace with the pope, asking him to come back and forgive them. Innocent returned, then died a short time later. Innocent was succeeded in Rome by Gregory XII, who invited Benedict ...

A leap year is when an extra day is added to our modern-day Gregorian calendar — the world’s most widely used calendar, named after Pope Gregory XIII — during the shortest month of the year.

I believe this was introduced with the Gregorian calendar by Pope Gregory XIII in the 16th century. Prior to that, the year was not standardised throughout the world. The Romans dated everything ...

Pope Gregory XIII. Or at least, the calendar to which he gave his name. Easter is an annual festival observed throughout the Christian world. The date for Easter shifts every year within the ...

He is the first pope to resign his ministry since Pope Gregory XII in 1415. The pope has said in a statement that his strength is no longer adequate for him to continue in office due to his ...

POPE Benedict XVI is standing down. Benedict became the head of the Catholic church in 2005 but a Vatican statement said the pope was unable to continue in office due to his age and diminishing ...

Did you know that the calendar in use today in most parts of the world was brought about by Easter courtesy of Pope Gregory XII? Pope Gregory introduced the Gregorian calendar after scholars ...