The dual-careers of Peter Paul Rubens, working as both a court painter and a highly respected European diplomat, won him ...

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Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the history of a legendary papal namesake.

VITERBO, Italy (AP) — It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the ...

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Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

While the rules have changed and shifted over the ... pitting those who supported the papacy and those who supported the Holy Roman Empire against each other. In order to avoid extensive ...

With this act, Leo revived the Western Roman Empire and set a precedent for the crowning of emperors that would be followed by subsequent popes throughout the reign of the Holy Roman Empire.

Over the centuries, various popes have modified and reinforced the rules surrounding the conclave, emphasizing the importance of secrecy. Pope John XII was just 18 when he was elected in 955.