The most popular legend traces the history of coffee back centuries to the ancient forests on the Ethiopian plateau. The post ...

By then, Pope Clement VIII had removed her from official lists of pontiffs. Far from being the end of the myth, however, new life continued to be breathed into Pope Joan over the centuries. Save 76% ...

Pope Francis chose Costa Rican coffee. During the traditional Wednesday audience in Vatican City, the head of the Catholic Church expressed his appreciation for the Costa Rican coffee bean when he met ...

Henry VIII had grown tired of his wife, as she had not produced a male heir. He appealed to Pope Clement VII for an annulment to his marriage so that he could marry Anne. The Pope refused to annul ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Passetto di Borgo’s origins date to the 6th century but it was not until 1277 that it was established ...

Its most famous use came during the 1527 Sack of Rome, when Pope Clement VII evaded imperial forces via the corridor, seeking refuge in the heavily fortified Castel Sant’Angelo. The passage ...

Pope Clement VII evaded imperial forces via the corridor, seeking refuge in the nearby, heavily fortified Castel Sant’Angelo. The passage features two levels, an open-air outdoors walkway that ...

John Paul II. Pope Boniface VII called the first Holy Year in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences ...

which was used during the Sack of Rome in 1527 by Pope Clement VII to escape and take refuge in the fortress, as it is reopened to the public just ahead of the Jubilee Year, an event expected to ...

‘His Majesty’, they declared, ‘is interested only in alchemists, wizards, cabbalists and the like.’ The papal ambassador at his court reported to Pope Clement VIII in 1600: ‘It is generally agreed ...