The oldest popes were Pope Celestine III (elected in 1191) and Celestine V (elected in 1294 ... a pope was elected who wasn’t a cardinal was Urban VI in 1378. He was a monk and archbishop ...

ROME — Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s Basilica, when the convalescing Pope ...

Pope Urban II (1088-1099) was a key figure in the process of initiating the First Crusade by calling upon the Christian world to gather together in the name of God and defend the Christian faith ...