Pope Pius II - Wikipedia
Pope Pius II (Latin: Pius PP. II, Italian: Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (Latin: Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic …
Pius II | Renaissance Pope, Humanist & Poet | Britannica
Pius II was an outstanding Italian humanist and astute politician who as pope (reigned 1458–64) tried to unite Europe in a crusade against the Turks at a time when they threatened to overrun …
Pope Pius II - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pope Pius II (Latin: Pius Secundus; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), born Enea Silvio Piccolomini, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 211th Pope from …
Pope Francis’ Autobiography, ‘Hope,’ Arrives in Bookstores
Jan 13, 2025 · Pope Francis delivered a blessing from the window of his private library overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican in 2020. ... That honor belongs to Pope Pius II’s …
Popes and Jubilees: The opening of the Holy Door in history
Dec 24, 2024 · On Christmas Eve 1999, Pope John Paul II opened the Holy Door for the Great Jubilee of 2000. The act symbolized two millennia of history condensed into a solemn …
60 Years of Vatican II: From Pius XII to Francis - Aleteia
Oct 11, 2022 · The rehabilitation of popular piety was an important fruit of this Holy Year, and Pope Francis today often insists on the importance of promoting these forms of devotion.
Hope (Pope Francis memoir) - Wikipedia
Hope is a memoir by Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio), the supreme prelate of the Catholic Church.It was first published by Random House on 14 January 2025, with the …
Pope Francis’ autobiography, Hope, arrives in bookstores
Jan 14, 2025 · That is not technically true. That honour belongs to Pope Pius II’s 15th-century chronicles, The Commentaries, a 13-book account of his life that is considered a seminal text …
President Biden Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom with …
Jan 11, 2025 · The first pope from the Southern Hemisphere, Pope Francis is unlike any who came before. Above all, he is the People’s Pope – a light of faith, hope, and love that shines …
Five things we learn about Pope Francis from his new memoir
6 days ago · Though billed by the publisher as the first memoir by a sitting pope, it trails Pope Pius II's reflections on the Renaissance in "The Commentaries" by several centuries. Still, it's …