"About a half hour before the white smoke I told students it was not going to happen," Pacelli Social Studies teacher Nicholas McGrath said regarding the election of American Cardinal Robert ...

Before becoming Pope Pius XII, then-Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli briefly stopped in St. Paul on a national tour in 1936.

Pacelli, who became a cardinal in 1929, was appointed Vatican Secretary of State the next year, and in 1933 he crafted a concordat with Adolf Hitler’s government, in Germany, whereby the Nazis ...

Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli took the name Pius XII because he was distantly related to Pius IX (1846–1878), and out of gratitude to Pius X (1903–1914), who was canonized in 1954. He also chose the name ...

Also, an increased focus on mental health, too. 'Breath is life' Before a Cardinal batter approaches the plate, Molski often can sense their composure or uneasiness.

Now, we wait. The cardinal-electors have been sequestered. They had to surrender their cellphones this morning as they entered the Casa Santa Marta. This should expedite the proceedings, as most ...

He was the 260th pope in history. As reported by Pope History, prior to his papacy, as Cardinal Pacelli, he was involved in various diplomatic efforts with Germany, including signing the ...

Pope Pius XI named Pacelli a cardinal after a one-day conclave among the College of Cardinals in 1929. Pacelli was pope during World War II and through the Holocaust.

In fact, that’s a description of the conclave of March 1939 which elected Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, Secretary of State under the recently deceased Pius XI and the Vatican diplomat who had served ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell was named Camerlengo in 2023 by Pope Francis who passed away at the age of 88. He announced pope's death on Easter Monday.

Kevin Farrell is the camerlengo, or acting head of the Vatican, until a new pope is elected. Here's what to know about Farrell, who was born in Ireland and spent much of his career in the U.S.