The papacy, an institution stretching back nearly two millennia, represents one of history's longest unbroken lines of ...

Pope Paul VI set an age limit of 80 for voting ... to the murder of fellow contenders (Sergius III) as a stepping stone to what was unlimited power and a seemingly endless income stream.

notably under Alexander III, who resisted Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Since Pope Sergius I (7th century), the change of name upon accession to the papal throne has become systematic. This choice ...