Pope Pius IX. and His Claim to Church Sainthood; Following the Customary Rules in Such Matters a Special Commission Is Investigating in Minute Detail the Famous Pontiff's Career in Order to Test ...

In 1875, the 83-year-old Pope Pius IX appointed the then Archbishop of New York, John McCloskey (1810-1885), as Cardinal. It was a sensation: the first cardinal from the so-called "New World" and ...

Pope Francis took one last ride in a Mercedes before death. History of the 'popemobile.' One of the first motorized popemobiles was a black Graham-Paige Type 837, gifted to Pope Pius XI in 1929.

In the 19th century, the reactionary Pope Pius IX was succeeded by the more diplomatic Leo XIII who was, in turn, succeeded by the more conservative Pius X. Unfortunately, ...

Over the past 200 years, the longest papacy was that of Pope Pius IX, who served over 31 years from 1846 to 1878. The shortest was that of Pope John Paul I, who was head of the Catholic Church for ...

Pope Francis will soon join Pope Pius IX in this eternal prayer to our God. May he continue to pray for us. As the world mourns the loss of Pope Francis, we should remember his humility.

Pope Francis will soon join Pope Pius IX in this eternal prayer to our God. May he continue to pray for us. As the world mourns the loss of Pope Francis, we should remember his humility.