Papacy

The pope (Latin: papa, from Greek: πάππας, romanized: pappas, "father"), also known as the supreme pontiff (Pontifex maximus) or the Roman pontiff (Romanus Pontifex), is the bishop of Rome, chief pastor of the worldwide Catholic Church, and head of state or sovereign of the Vatican City State. The primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, giving him the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the church would be built. Since …

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IEEE: Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos · 27 October 2023 English

In fact, in 2005, with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican, a "crusade" against moral relativism and for the reconciliation of faith and reason began, with a moral campaign launched …

famous "do not be afraid" marks the beginning of a papacy that would place him at the centre of the world


HJS: Henry Jackson Society · 18 October 2023 English

Whilst the understandable difficulties in the diagnostics, and the lack of documentation or proof in some cases, due to the very nature of political criminal poisonings, mean that it is …

alleged use of Cantarella by the Borgias during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI in the 15-16th century (the


CESifo Network · 9 October 2023 English

Religion and Growth

20). With little access to coercive power, the papacy instead shaped states via doctrine, law, and administrative


PRRI: Public Religion Research Institute · 29 September 2023 English

Among Americans who say that religion is the most important thing in their lives, 39% say that climate change is caused by humans, compared with 56% of those who say …

has made climate care an important part of his papacy by establishing a World Day of Prayer each September


Pew Research Center · 20 September 2023 English

Pope Francis’ picks for the College of Cardinals have tilted the leadership structure away from its historic European base and toward countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

voting-age cardinals Francis has named during his papacy (including the 18 cardinals-elect), 38% are from


Heritage Foundation · 25 July 2023 English

270 | March 28, 2023 Winning the New Cold War: A Plan for Countering China Edited by James J. [...] Carafano, PhD, Michael Pillsbury, PhD, Jeff M. [...] Harding Winning …

Vatican has entered into an agreement in which the papacy and the CCP share authority to appoint Chinese key component of this challenge must focus on the papacy. The Vatican is a state. Therefore, the U.S. government partners and allies, should vigorously engage with the papacy, encouraging the pontiff to revoke the agreement


IFRI: Institut Français des Relations Internationales · 30 March 2023 English

The Red Team Defence demonstrates the Ministry of the Armed Forces' desire to appropriate new foresight tools. Thus, brain games or serious games aim to bypass the weight of the …

in 1234 by Pope Gregory IX in order to help the papacy decide on who should be beatified. The devil’s


Heritage Foundation · 28 March 2023 English

270 | March 28, 2023 Winning the New Cold War: A Plan for Countering China Edited by James J. [...] Carafano, PhD, Michael Pillsbury, PhD, Jeff M. [...] Harding Winning …

Vatican has entered into an agreement in which the papacy and the CCP share authority to appoint Chinese key component of this challenge must focus on the papacy. The Vatican is a state. Therefore, the U.S. government partners and allies, should vigorously engage with the papacy, encouraging the pontiff to revoke the agreement


Heritage Foundation · 27 March 2023 English

270 | March 28, 2023 Winning the New Cold War: A Plan for Countering China Edited by James J. [...] Carafano, PhD, Michael Pillsbury, PhD, Jeff M. [...] Harding Winning …

Vatican has entered into an agreement in which the papacy and the CCP share authority to appoint Chinese key component of this challenge must focus on the papacy. The Vatican is a state. Therefore, the U.S. government partners and allies, should vigorously engage with the papacy, encouraging the pontiff to revoke the agreement


RAND Corporation · 8 February 2023 English

Studies the strategic behavior of leading historical powers that faced rising challengers abroad and fiscal constraints at home and concludes with takeaways from case studies and discusses potential implications for …

Republic 1453-1508 Adriatic Y Y Y Y Y Papacy 1048-1257 Christendom Y N N Y Y Ming China Catholic faith and a special relationship with the Papacy, but not direct sovereignty over the territory


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