They include the consecration of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the death of a prolific hymnwriter and Pope Pius IX fleeing Rome. Pope Pius IX flees Rome – Nov. 24, 1848 This week marks ...

MEMBERS of the Extraordinary Commission appointed by Pope Pius X. to discover whether Pius IX. be worthy of Sainthood are now in session in the Bishop's Palace at Imola, which was the late Pontiff ...

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 ...

Pope Pius IX, the last of the popes with temporal power over the Papal States. (Credit: CNS.) Listen ROME – Today marks the 173 rd anniversary of a milestone moment in the modern history of the ...

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. Raising John to within one step of ...

A painting of Pope Pius IX blessing a crowd in the Italian seaport of Gaeta during his forced exile in 1848. (Credit: Screen capture.) Listen GAETA, Italy – Although Friday’s Supreme Court ...

A private Milwaukee high school canceled in-person classes Monday and Tuesday and will have its students doing virtual learning Wednesday through Friday after threatening graffiti was found on the ...

Sponsor Message The action begins in 1850s Bologna, which was then under the rule of the unpopular and highly conservative Pope Pius IX. The just-born Edgardo is the sixth son of a Jewish ...

The last time a papal carriage was used was in 1870 by Pope Pius IX. Editor's note: This story has been updated to fix a typo.

The practice has become a matter of legend, Martens says. "The last time that that ritual was used was in 1878 when Pius IX died," he says, "but that's not done anymore." Funeral rites for the ...

PIUS: It is associated with popes known for their traditionalist, anti-reform bent. Pius IX ordered the kidnapping of the Jewish boy Edgardo Mortara in 1858 and raised him Catholic in the Vatican ...