0 formal for pope (= the leader of the Roman Catholic Church) --
1 a pope (= leader of the Roman Catholic Church) --
The care of these schools being considered outside the scope of the congregation, it was relieved of their charge by the same pontiff in 1617.
The tiara and keys are typical symbols used in the coats of arms of pontiffs, which symbolize their authority.
Till date, 32 pontiffs have headed this matha.
Antipopes also have regnal names, and also use the ordinal to show their position in the line of previous pontiffs with their names.
He spent about two years of unremitting toil in arranging the design and composing the models for the tomb of the pontiff.
Corsini had been an aristocratic lawyer and financial manager under preceding pontiffs.
Had he stayed in office longer, the pontiff may have had more success in the enactment of these reforms.
His successor will be a pontiff that nobody expects.