Before World War II, the Nazis sought an ancient Roman manuscript to prove the existence of a superior race linked to ...

The pope's death will automatically trigger a nine-day mourning period known as the Novendiale. Daily prayers and requiem ...

Technically, any baptized Roman Catholic man could replace him ... asks the chosen successor if they want to wear the cassock. Once – if – they say yes, the new pontiff is dressed in white ...

In theory, any baptized male Roman Catholic is eligible for the papacy ... having chosen a papal name (most likely one honoring a saint or predecessor) and donned a white cassock, steps out onto the ...

The Catholic world was thrown into uncertainty earlier this month when Pope Francis was taken to hospital with a respiratory tract infection. Over the following days, the 88-year-old pontiff’s ...

Pope John II, elected in 533, was the first to do this because he was born Mercurius, after the Roman god Mercury ... pope then changes into his white cassock, and one by one the red-clad ...

Kennedy and the 9/11 Commission, introduces the book as “an investigative history of the modern Roman Catholic Church ... Our rituals and our cassocks are pompous. The church must admit ...

The newly elected pope will then emerge in a white cassock, announce his chosen papal name ... Pope Francis, the current Roman Catholic leader, during a past event. Photo: Vatican Pool. Source: Getty ...

This period is known as the Novendiale, originally an Ancient Roman custom. During this period ... name (most likely one honouring a saint or predecessor) and donned a white cassock, steps out onto ...