Catholicism, the history of the papacy, the office held by the pope as head of the Catholic Church, spans from the time of Peter to the present day. In the first...

The history of the papacy from 1046 to 1216 was marked by conflict between popes and the Holy Roman Emperor, most prominently the Investiture Controversy...

The Byzantine Papacy was a period of Byzantine domination of the Roman Papacy from 537 to 752, when popes required the approval of the Byzantine Emperor...

The Avignon Papacy (French: Papauté d'Avignon) was the period from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successive popes resided in Avignon (at the time within...

The Renaissance Papacy was a period of papal history between the Western Schism and the Reformation. From the election of Pope Martin V of the Council...

Criticism of the historical Catholic Church Great Church, years 180 to 313 History of Christianity History of the Papacy Political Catholicism Role of the Catholic...

his office is called the papacy, the jurisdiction of the episcopal see is called the Holy See. It is the Holy See that is the sovereign entity under international...

claim to the Alexandrine papacy was dismissed by both the Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III and Pope Theodore II of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria...

during and Counter-Reformation, specifically at the Council of Trent. The institution of the papacy underwent attacks by many Protestant reformers, including...

Short History of the Catholic Church. Scepter. ISBN 978-1-85182-125-9. La Due, William J. (1999). The Chair of Saint Peter: A History of the Papacy. Maryknoll...