Popes and the Papacy

Popes and the Papacy

History, symbols, and key figures of the Holy See.
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Writer ste98  Category History   Society   Keywords Christianity  Rome 
Game creation: 2025-04-21 | Photo credit: Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci | Photo credit (thumbnail): Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci
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A two-thousand-year-old institution, the papacy has endured through centuries by adapting to the world’s upheavals. As spiritual leaders of the Catholic Church, popes have also been political figures, reformers, builders, and at times sources of controversy. From Peter’s primacy to modern conclaves, through Avignon, the schisms, and the Council of Trent, papal history is inseparable from Europe’s broader story. The Vatican, both a state and a religious symbol, embodies this continuity. It is a world of rites, doctrines, diplomatic stakes, and influential figures who have shaped the institution and its global presence.

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  • Which powerful Spanish family shaped the Renaissance papacy through intrigue and political influence?

    The Borgia | The Colonna | The Farnèse | The Barberini
  • What is assembly called to elect a pope?

    A conciliabule | A conglomerate | A conclave | A council
  • Which Church has its headquarters in Vatican City?

    Roman Orthodox Church | Roman Protestant Church | Roman Catholic Church | Roman United Church
  • Which pope has reigned the longest since the creation of Vatican City in 1929?

    Benedict XVI | John Paul II | Pius XII | Paul VI
  • Daughter of Pope Alexander VI, this Renaissance woman was long accused of plots, poisonings, and incest.

    Lucrezia Borgia | Isabella d’Este | Caterina Sforza | Anne of Brittany

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