Pope St. Leo the Great
It is regrettable that so little is known about the early life of this man who proved to be such an extraordinary shepherd of...
Pope St. Evaristus
Pope Saint Evaristus was the fifth pope, holding office from c. 97 to 105. He was also known as Aristus. Little is known about...
Pope St. Callistus
Imagine that your biography was written by an enemy of yours. And that its information was all anyone would have not only for the...
Blessed Pope John XXIII
Although few people had as great an impact on the 20th century as Pope John XXIII, he avoided the limelight as much as possible....
Pope St. Mark
Date of birth unknown; consecrated 18 Jan., 336; d. 7 Oct., 336. After the death of Pope Sylvester, Mark was raised to the Roman...
Pope St. Cornelius
Pope St. Cornelius whose feast day is September 16th. A Roman priest, Cornelius was elected Pope to succeed Fabian in an election delayed fourteen...
Pope St. Gregory The Great
Pope St. Gregory was born in Rome, the son of a wealthy Roman Senator. His mother was St. Sylvia. He followed the career of public...
Pope St. Zephyrinus
The pontificate of this first third-century pope was to see a storm of heresy rage around the pontiff, who had to keep a firm...
Pope St. Pius X
Perhaps nowhere in the history of the Church is there a better example of a man possessed of so many of the saintly virtues—piety,...
Pope St. Pontian
Pope from 230-235 who holds the distinction of being the first pontiff to abdicate. Perhaps a Roman by birth, he was elected to succeed...
