The death of Pope Clement XIV, is a sample of the mysterious or unexplained, for, in spite of the glosses put forward by the historian of his pontificate, the circumstances attending it are still ...

Pope Clement IX, Pope Sixtus V, and St. Pius V — but a pontiff hasn't been buried in the church since the 17th century. Pope Francis has a special affinity for the basilica and its depiction of ...

They showed Pope Clement V initially absolved the Templars of guilt—an astonishing twist in one of history’s great scandals. Martin Luther’s Excommunication: The original 1521 papal bull ...

They assert that this decision was made through an Apostolic Letter issued by Pope Clement V rather than through a formal ...