Who Were the Most Influential Popes?: Media
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Popes are elected for life. How do they get the job?
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St. Peter the Apostle, painting by Gerardus Laurentius Keultjes, 1816; in the Rijksmuseum,...
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Discover fascinating facts about popes throughout the history of the Roman Catholic...
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Pope Sixtus IV brought together some of the Renaissance's most notable artists to...
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During his nearly 32-year reign, Pope Pius IX enacted the doctrine of papal infallibility.
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Although John XXIII's papacy lasted only five years, the combination of his accomplishments...
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