Papacy

In brief: The Pope is the Catholic bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church. In addition to this spiritual role, the Pope is also head of the independent, sovereign State of the Vatican City, a city-state entirely surrounded by the city of Rome. The office of the Pope is informally called the Papacy and formally called the Pontificate; his ecclesiastical jurisdiction is called the Holy See (Sancta Sedes). Catholics worldwide consider each pope to be Jesus' representative on Earth. The current Pope is Benedict XVI.

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Overviews and history of the papacity

• Overview of the papacy
• History of the papacy
• General notes about the papacy and the pope (wikipedia)
• Peter and the Papacy
• Choosing a new Pope
• Role of the Pope

Doctrine about the papacy

• An overview of the doctrine of the papacy

Articles / opinions

• Comments or opinions about the papacy
• Comments about choosing the next pope

Quotes

• Famous quotes about the Pope

Popes

• List of Popes

News reports

• Catholic World Youth Day 2005: One million attend open-air mass with Pope
• Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger selected as the new Pope (April 19)
• The pope undergoes a tracheotomy due to worsening respiratory failure secondary to the "flu"
• Pope John Paul II dies (April 2, 2005)

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