His resignation was the first by a pope since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first on a pope's initiative since Celestine V in 1294. Francis then went on to recount an anecdote: on one occasion in ...

He ascended to the papal throne when his predecessor, Celestine V, abdicated—probably at Boniface's not-so-subtle suggestion. He sentenced the poet Dante to death for alleged financial misdeeds ...

After his resignation in 2013, Pope Benedict chose to live in the Vatican in silence. But his presence, his influence, and a growing campaign is causing problems for Pope Francis and threatens to ...

Of the 263 men who preceded John Paul II as pope, only one -- Celestine V in 1294 -- left the papacy before his death. Regardless of how he rated his performance, there is little doubt that John ...

Once inside the papal palace, Gaetani persuaded the inexperienced and weak Pope Celestine V to renounce the papacy and return to his monk's cell. (In Dante's universe, this "great refusal" earns ...

A woman checked out of a Florida hotel and told staff that she was going on a God-directed shooting spree because of the solar eclipse, then shot two drivers on Interstate 10 before being arrested ...

Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit erred in construing 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c), which prohibits obstruction of congressional inquiries and investigations, to ...

The Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden achieved Level II Accreditation from The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum. The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program ...

TERMINAL V FESTIVAL returns in spring 2025 for the biggest Terminal V Festival to date marking the 11th ever edition of Terminal V in Edinburgh! Up to 20,000 techno fans EACH DAY from across the ...

Issue: Whether section 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B) criminalizes gratuities, i.e., payments in recognition of actions a state or local official has already taken or committed to take, without any quid pro ...