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Pope Benedict XV finishes "A Truly Arduous Task"
Today in Papal History marks the culmination of over a decade of tireless work to collect and condense centuries of Church law into a single…
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Matthew Sewell
The ORIGINAL Pope Leo
Have you been wondering these last couple weeks who the first "Pope Leo" was? Here's the tale of Pope St. Leo the Great.
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Matthew Sewell
WHITE SMOKE IN ROME
More to come!
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Matthew Sewell
5 Holy Popes to Pray to During a Conclave
And a long litany of the rest, in case the voting carries clear into next week or beyond
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Matthew Sewell
[The Popecast] How the Conclave REALLY Works (w/ Donald Paul Maddox)
Today we're joined by Donald Paul Maddox, creator of the publication In Defense of Theology, to walk through every aspect of the upcoming conclave.
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Matthew Sewell
[The Popecast] The Papal Veto: When Kings Could Overrule Cardinals (w/ Fr. Richard Kunst)
Friend-of-the-show and fellow papal history enthusiast Fr. Richard Kunst returns to discuss the landmark 1903 conclave and his thoughts on the upcoming…
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Matthew Sewell
[The Popecast] Memories of Pope Francis with @exnunontherun
The Popecast returns!
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Matthew Sewell
Today in Papal History
Today in Papal History
2,000 years of history. 266 popes. Find out what the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church were doing on any given day down through the centuries.
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