As he grew up, Alexander began to exhibit his own flair for fine art, at one point even lending a hand to his father's iconic portrait of Pope John Paul II, with a childhood photo showing him with ...

The first official portrait of Pope Leo XIV was released on Friday. Vatican News shared the portrait on Facebook, and in just three hours, the post was shared over 4,700 times and liked 1,200 times.

Alexander VI’s historical infamy is perhaps outdone only by his son, Cesare Borgia, made famous by his mention is Niccolo Machiavelli’s book The Prince. Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and ...

The name also conjures memories of one of the most distinctive of all papal canvases, Raphael’s 1518-20 group portrait of Pope Leo X with two of his cardinal cousins (one of them a future pope ...

The portrait is signed Leone P.P. XIV, the pope’s name in Latin. The additional “P.P.” stands for “Pastor Pastorum,” Latin for “Shepherd of Shepherds” — one of the many titles of ...

Despite rumors of offspring and mistresses, Borgia became Pope Alexander VI. It was the second conclave of 1605, after Pope Leo XI died only a month into his reign. The cardinals were ragged and ...

Alexander VI’s historical infamy is perhaps outdone only by his son, Cesare Borgia, made famous by his mention in Niccolò Machiavelli’s book The Prince. Becoming pope was a big deal for a ...

Alexander VI’s historical infamy is perhaps outdone only by his son, Cesare Borgia, made famous by his mention is Niccolo Machiavelli’s book The Prince. Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and ...

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In real life, the 1492 conclave ended with the selection of Rodrigo Borgia as Pope Alexander VI, an outcome so heavily influenced by bribery that it inspired new rules against simony, or the ...

Historically, there have been several rumored incidents of papal simony. Pope Alexander VI, elected in 1492, was rumored to have bought his papacy with four mule-loads of silver, though that story ...

The post was shared on Donald Trump's Truth Social account and later promoted by the White House on its official X account. ‘This isn’t a public inquiry,’ judge warns Prince Harry UK ...