Popes — Catholic
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His overall goal was to modernize the Church by emphasizing its pastoral role and its necessary involvement with affairs of state. He was the 261st Pope, reigning 1958–1963 (4 years, 218 days), and was an Italian citizen. Who was this Pope?
He was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. The 265th Pope, he was a German citizen and the oldest to become Pope since Clement XII. Who was this Pope?
Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia, he is one of the most controversial Renaissance Popes, partly because he acknowledged fathering several children by his mistresses. He was the 214th Pope. Who was this Pope?
His reign is among the shortest in papal history, resulting in the most recent year of three Popes (the first since 1605). He was the 263rd Pope, reigning in 1978 — only 33 days after becoming Pope. Who was this Pope?
He was the 264th Pope, reigning 1978–2005 (26 years, 168 days). A Polish citizen, he was the first Pope of Slavic origin and the first non-Italian Pope since Adrian VI (1522–1523). He visited 129 countries. He was born Karol Józef Wojtyła. Who was this Pope?
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