At the other end of the spectrum, Pope Pius IX held the papacy for a staggering 31 years, making him the longest-serving pope in history.

On Feb. 7, the Catholic Church remembers Blessed Pius IX, “Pius Nono,” the 255th pope. His pontificate is the second longest in history — a total of 31 years, seven months, and 22 days (June ...

When The Pope Became A Prisoner In 1809, Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the arrest of Pope Pius VII, dragging him from Rome to France after a clash over the emperor's attempts to control the Church.

A Jewish boy forcibly converted to Christianity becomes a favorite of Pope Pius IX in Marco Bellocchio's solemn, handsomely mounted drama ‘Kidnapped.’ ...

Pope Pius IX flees Rome – Nov. 24, 1848 This week marks the anniversary of when Pope Pius IX was forced to flee Rome due to the revolutionary upheavals taking place across Europe in 1848.

Pope Francis took one last ride in a Mercedes before death. History of the 'popemobile.' One of the first motorized popemobiles was a black Graham-Paige Type 837, gifted to Pope Pius XI in 1929 ...

Pope John Paul II tomorrow Sept. 3 will beatify John XXIII, one of the most beloved of Roman Catholic pontiffs, and Pius IX, one of the most controversial.

Pius IX ordered the kidnapping of the Jewish boy Edgardo Mortara in 1858 and raised him Catholic in the Vatican after learning he had been secretly baptized by a housekeeper; Pius X was the early ...

It is natural to compare a pope to his predecessors. But many of the comparisons being made now betray an ideological edge that does no justice to the legacy of any of the three most recent popes.

A Pope Francis II would signify continuity, while a choice like Pius would be a clear signal that a traditionalist is taking back the throne.

A Pope Francis II would signify continuity, while a choice like Pius would be a clear signal that a traditionalist is taking back the throne.