After 1815 the papacy was determined to restore everything as closely as possible to pre-1789 conditions ... try to control the next conclave in order to elect a pope who would concede rule ...

They have journeyed to Rome for this papal conclave (a quick definition is simply “an assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope” after a pope has deceased). The holy men appear like ...

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