U.S. News & World Report18d
As Catholics Pray for Pope Francis, Cardinals Are Divided on the Church’s Future
To salvage the electoral system from internal and external chaos, Pope Nicholas II decreed in 1059 that popes should be selected only by men of the cloth – namely, cardinal-bishops. A century ...
Houston Chronicle23d
Papal elections aren’t always as dramatic as ‘Conclave’ − but the history behind the process is
To salvage the electoral system from internal and external chaos, Pope Nicholas II decreed in 1059 that popes should be selected by men of the cloth – namely, cardinal-bishops. Up to then ...