Five things we learn about Pope Francis from his new memoir
Jan 14, 2025 · Though billed by the publisher as the first memoir by a sitting pope, it trails Pope Pius II's reflections on the Renaissance in "The Commentaries" by several centuries. Still, it's …
Pope Pius II - Wikipedia
Pope Pius II (Latin: Pius PP. II, Italian: Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (Latin: Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic …
Pope Francis’ Autobiography, ‘Hope,’ Arrives in Bookstores
Jan 13, 2025 · Pope Francis delivered a blessing from the window of his private library overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in 2020. ... That honor belongs to Pope Pius II’s …
Pope Francis Issues Health Update as He Rules Out Stepping Down
Jan 14, 2025 · Francis, the first pope from Latin America, has led the Catholic Church since 2013. Aged 88, he is now the oldest pope in more than a century and has battled a series of health …
Popes and Jubilees: The opening of the Holy Door in history
Dec 24, 2024 · On Christmas Eve 1999, Pope John Paul II opened the Holy Door for the Great Jubilee of 2000. The act symbolized two millennia of history condensed into a solemn …
Pope Francis - Wikipedia
He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969; from 1973 to 1979, he was the Jesuit provincial superior in Argentina. He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a …
POPE PIUS II, STATESMAN, AUTHOR AND ORATOR
May 24, 2024 · Pope Pius II was a brilliant young man, a lector, a convincing orator and a writer. His ability to negotiate with or for others was well known. His papacy was not very vibrant; his …
60 Years of Vatican II: From Pius XII to Francis - Aleteia
Oct 11, 2022 · The rehabilitation of popular piety was an important fruit of this Holy Year, and Pope Francis today often insists on the importance of promoting these forms of devotion.
Pius II | Renaissance Pope, Humanist & Poet | Britannica
Pius II was an outstanding Italian humanist and astute politician who as pope (reigned 1458–64) tried to unite Europe in a crusade against the Turks at a time when they threatened to overrun …
The Popes since WWII: Almost a century of fighting for disarmament
Oct 24, 2024 · Pope Pius XII, who served as Pope from 1939-1958 witnessed firsthand the horrors of World War II and, with it, the dawn of the nuclear age. In his 1948 Christmas …
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