As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

The Komnenos Dynasty came from obscure origins to revive the Byzantine Empire after a disastrous period of weak emperors and ...

Damasus II reigned for 24 days in 1048. Appointed by Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, he died of malaria soon after taking office. Born as Poppo of Bavaria, his papacy was one of the shortest due to ...

Basic information and contact details for the University of Naples Federico II The University of Naples was established in 1224 and it remains one of the world’s oldest universities to be founded by a ...

The Church honors Jeanne d’Arc as a virgin martyr and national patroness, whose courage, purity and fortitude continue to ...

One stunning but underrated seaside town, Deal, on the eastern coast of Kent offers breath-taking views of the English ...

A Pope Francis II would have signalled a continuation ... he crowned Charlemagne as Emperor, effectively launching the Holy Roman Empire. But controversy surrounded him - rumours swirled of ...

Otto I the Holy Roman Emperor pushed for Leo VIII to be pope ... the church until the reign of Pope Clement X in1673. Pope Leo II served for less than a year, from August of 682 to July or 683 ...

Since the practice began with John II in 533, some names have been more ... the pope declared him the Holy Roman Emperor, giving him “equal status with the Byzantine emperors in Constantinople ...

Alas, seen as conciliatory towards the tempestuous Holy Roman Emperor Barbarossa, Gregory died after only ... The youngest was Pius IX, who was 54 at election, followed by John Paul II, born Karol ...