A papal name or pontificial name is the regnal name taken by a pope. Both the head of the Catholic Church, usually known as the pope, and the pope of...

A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope. Catholics consider the pope to...

A papal bull is a type of public decree, letters patent, or charter issued by a pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the leaden seal (bulla)...

The Papal States (/ˈpeɪpəl/ PAY-pəl; Italian: Stato Pontificio; Latin: Dicio Pontificia), officially the State of the Church (Italian: Stato della Chiesa...

A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required...

The titles of the Bishop of Rome, more often referred to as the papal titles, refer to the various titles used by protocol, as a form of addressing or...

canonized popes List of current Christian leaders List of popes Papal inauguration Papal name Papal slippers Prophecy of the Popes Pope of the Coptic Orthodox...

The papal tiara is a crown that is worn by popes of the Catholic Church from as early as the 8th century to the mid–20th century. It was last used by...

tradition, papal names are distinguished in sequence, and may be reused many times, such as John XXIII (the 23rd pope assuming the papal name "John"). In...

A papal gentleman, also called a Gentleman of His Holiness, is a lay attendant of the pope and his papal household in Vatican City. Papal gentlemen serve...

himself the name [papal name]. During the first centuries of the church, priests elected bishop of Rome continued to use their baptismal names after their...

Papal infallibility is a dogma of the Catholic Church which states that, in virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter, the Pope when he speaks ex cathedra...

Vatican clarified that his official papal name was "Francis", not "Francis I". A Vatican spokesman said that the name would become Francis I if and when...

The papal nobility are the aristocracy of the Holy See, composed of persons holding titles bestowed by the Pope. From the Middle Ages into the nineteenth...

identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a specific individual human. The name of a specific entity...

actively conferred. Papal orders of knighthood or Pontifical orders of knighthood are orders of knighthood bestowed in the name of the Pope of the Catholic...

The Papal slippers (Italian: pantofole papali) are a historical accoutrement worn by the Pope. The papal slippers were a form of episcopal sandals worn...

The papal apartments is the non-official designation for the collection of apartments, which are private, state, and religious, that wrap around a courtyard...

Papal cross The papal cross is a Christian cross, which serves as an emblem for the office of the Pope in ecclesiastical heraldry. It is depicted as a...

example, the male names: Clement ("merciful"); as popularised by Pope Clement I (88–98), saint, and his many papal successors of that name; Augustus ("consecrated...

accept." He took the name Francis, in honour of St. Francis of Assisi. He later said that while Bergoglio was choosing his papal name, some cardinal-electors...

new name, called his regnal name or papal name. In the Lutheran Churches, those who receive the sacrament of baptism are given a Christian name. In the...

A courtesy name (Chinese: 字; pinyin: zì; lit. 'character'), also known as a style name, is an additional name bestowed upon individuals at adulthood, complementing...

Agapetus has been the papal name of two popes of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Agapetus I (535–536) Pope Agapetus II (946–955) This disambiguation page...

significance, variants of the name exist in numerous languages, and it is also used as a monastic or papal name. The Arabic form of the name, Zakariya, with spelling...

The papal household or pontifical household (usually not capitalized in the media and other nonofficial use, Latin: Pontificalis Domus), called until...

The Papal Zouaves (Italian: Zuavi Pontifici) were an infantry battalion, later regiment, dedicated to defending the Papal States. Named after the French...

Pope Callixtus has been the papal name of three popes of the Catholic Church. Pope Callixtus I (217–222) Pope Callixtus II (1119–1124) Pope Callixtus III...

monastic saint. Popes take a papal name upon their accession to office; for example, Jorge M. Bergoglio adopted the name Francis. There is no formal concept...

biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or...