When Alexander V's successor, the antipope John XXIII (not to be confused with the modern pope by the same name), authorized the selling of indulgences to raise funds for his crusade against one ...

Everyone knew it was the “Imperial Palace” of the Ku Klux Klan and that in it labored Hiram Wesley Evans, the Imperial Wizard and all-American antiPope. By 1925 the Klan’s power and wealth ...

In this sermon, the rhythmic prose declares this mystery: Hippolytus was the first “antipope” (schismatic bishop of Rome), yet he is venerated by the Roman Catholic church as a martyr and saint.

Visitors can reach out and touch the marble tomb as they pray on kneelers behind the altar and many leave small pieces of ...

One of the earliest-known men carrying a variation of this name is Antipope Paschal, and also the ninth-century Saint ...

He is subsequently imprisoned to prevent his potential installation as antipope. 1577 English explorer Sir Francis Drake sets sail on his round-the-world voyage, which would involve plundering the ...

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French cardinals unhappy with Urban’s reform efforts elected an antipope in Avignon. “Urban asks Catherine to come to Rome, so she came to Rome at the end of 1378 to help Urban with the reform ...