Pope St. Fabian
Eusebius, born just a few years after Fabian's death, tells us how Fabian came to Rome after Pope Anteros died in 236. A layperson,...
Pope St. Telesphorus
Pope St. Telesphorus (ca. 125 - 138 AD) was a Greek who had been an anchorite. He ruled the Church in the time of Emperor...
Pope Saint Clement
Saint Clement, early Christian leader and Bishop of Rome, revered by the Petrine faction, distinct from Pauline followers.
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. Julius I
The reign of Pope St. Julius (337-352) found at its doorstep the vexing problem of the Eastern Arians. It is true that the Council...
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...
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. Cletus
St. Cletus (sometimes Anacletus), the third Pope, governed the Roman Church from about 76 to about 88 during the reigns of the Emperor Vespasian...
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...
