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2 days ago · Angered by these developments, Pope Gregory III (reigned 731–741) sought an alliance with the Carolingian mayor of the palace, Charles Martel (c. 688–741). Although no agreement was reached, the initiative set the stage for a revolution in papal diplomacy and in the institutional orientation of the church at Rome.
6 days ago · Papal infallibility is a dogma of the Catholic Church which states that, in virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter, the Pope when he speaks ex cathedra is preserved from the possibility of error on doctrine "initially given to the apostolic Church and handed down in Scripture and tradition ". [1]
2 days ago · A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. Catholics consider the pope to be the apostolic successor of Saint Peter and the earthly head of the Catholic Church. [1]
5 days ago · The Apostle to the Germans covered lots of German territory: Bavaria, Thuringia, Frisia, Hesse. Upon Gregory III becoming pope, Boniface sought his approval for his work and found himself named an archbishop with authority to erect other dioceses.
3 days ago · Popular support for the popes in Italy, enabled several to defy the will of the Byzantine emperor: Pope Gregory II excommunicated Emperor Leo III during the Iconoclastic Controversy. Nevertheless, the Pope and the exarch still worked together to limit the rising power of the Lombards in Italy.
3 days ago · Two years later, in 1573, Pope Gregory XIII changed the title of this feast day to “Feast of the Holy Rosary.” And in 1716, Pope Clement XI extended the feast to the whole of the Latin Rite, inserting it into the Catholic calendar of saints, and assigning it to the first Sunday in October.
5 days ago · Pope Gregory XIII agreed and, though he felt scruples of conscience about his worthiness, Turibius submitted to God’s will and was ordained deacon, priest and bishop. His episcopal consecration took place in 1580. He arrived in “the city of the Kings” — Lima — on May 24, 1581.
