ROME. Italy, 12 February 2026 - Statue of Pope Gregory XIII by Jacob Cornelisz Cobaert, located within the historic Palazzo dei Conservatori in Rome, Italy
NEW
UNITED STATES - 1961 - A history professor points to a map of the Holy Roman Empire at its peak in Europe. He shows a photo reenacting the crowning of Charlemagne.
NEW
EUROPE - 1961 - A drawing of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. The professor points to states split by German nobles on the map.
NEW
ROME - 1961 - A Byzantine-style mosaic showing Pope Leo III and Charlemagne kneeling before Christ adorns the exterior of the Santa Scala Church in Rome.
NEW
OTTAWA - 1947 - Catholic clergy from around the world gather for the Marian Congress in Ottawa.
NEW
ROME - 1920 - Pope Benedict XV oversees the Canonization of Joan of Arc at St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome, Italy.
NEW
UNITED STATES - 1961 - The history professor the end of the crumbling Holy Roman Empire and the rise of neighboring kingdoms such as France and England in the 19th century.
NEW
GERMANY - 1961 - A peasant conscript expresses his pessimism towards the Thirty Years' War. A stick points to the map showing the fragmented German states after the war.
NEW
GERMANY - 1961 - A historical reenactment of German monk Martin Luther writing the Ninety-five Theses on his desk. Peasant conscripts taking shelter inside a barn with livestock.
NEW
GERMANY - 1961 - Three peasant conscripts question the objectives of the Thirty Years' War and explain the motives of German nobility as they take shelter inside a barn.
NEW
GERMANY - 1961 - View of a castle belonging to the Habsburg family and a portrait of Emperor Charles V. A stick points to the vast territories controlled by Charles V on the map.
NEW
NUREMBURG - 1961 - The Hospice of the Holy Spirit over the Pegnitz River. A man opens a page from the Golden Bull of 1356.
NEW
EUROPE - 1961 - A historical reenactment depicts a heated argument between a prince and a monk, reflecting power struggles between German nobles and the papacy in the Holy Roman Empire.
NEW
EUROPE - 1961 - A historical reenactment shows a tense meeting between a prince and a monk representing the Holy Roman emperor and the papacy.
NEW
UNITED STATES - 1961 - The professor shows two figures representing the papacy and secular rule in the Holy Roman Empire. He shows a picture of a prince meeting a monk.
NEW
EUROPE - 1961 - The courtier describes the titles a Holy Roman Emperor will receive as his king smiles. The professor shows a replica of a Holy Roman emperor's orb and scepter.
NEW
EUROPE - 1961 - The courtier describes various ceremonies during a coronation in Rome as he hands a sword, orb, and scepter to his king.
NEW
EUROPE - 1961 - A king arrives at a castle with his retinue to rest on his way to Rome. A German king asks a courtier to describe a coronation in Rome.
NEW
AACHEN - 1961 - Civilians sitting on park benches near Aachen Cathedral. The Throne of Charlemagne stands in the Palatine Chapel.
NEW
EUROPE - 1961 - Three monks gather in a courtyard. A Byzantine-style mosaic symbolizing Christian governance adorns the exterior of the Santa Scala Church in Rome.
NEW
EUROPE - 1961 - A historical reenactment of Charlemagne's coronation by Pope Leo III. German aristocracy viewing an estate and monks reading in monasteries.
NEW
Vatican City, Italy - October 19 2025: Pope Leo XIV The Pontiff greets pilgrims in the popemobile. on Sunday.
NEW
Vatican City, Italy - October 19 2025: Pope Leo XIV The Pontiff greets pilgrims in the popemobile. on Sunday.
NEW
1896 - Boats are rowed along the Grand Canal of Venice.
NEW
1896 - People and trolleys are seen in Cathedral Square of Milan, and women feed pigeons in Venice.
1932 - A massive art conservation project is undertaken at the Vatican, and the church bells ring.
1896 - Boats are rowed along the Grand Canal of Venice.
1958 - Cardinal Roncalli assumes the papacy and takes the name Pope John XXIII.
1967 - Pope Paul VI is greeted by Athenagoras I at the airport in Istanbul, Turkey, and visits a holy site in Ephesus.
1964 - Pope Paul VI opens Holy Week in Rome, Italy.
1933 - Crowds cheer and wave for Pope Pius XI as he blesses the world from a balcony in Rome, Italy.
1962 - Pope John XXIII convenes an Ecumenical Council to discuss unifying Christian sects.
1967 - Pope Paul VI baptizes two infants.
1950s - Pope XXIII works as a cardinal diplomat in Venice, Italy (narrated in 1963).
1896 - People and trolleys are seen in Cathedral Square of Milan, and women feed pigeons in Venice.
1933 - Crowds cheer for Pope Pius XI in Rome, Italy.
1967 - Soviet President Podgorny meets with Pope Paul VI in Vatican City, indicating a softening of Soviet Russia towards the Catholic Church.
1967 - Right-wing extremists protesting the meeting between Soviet President Podgorny with the pope use time bombs to blow up a Catholic church in Rome.
1964 - Pope Paul VI visits Israel and the sea of Galilee.
1963 - People pray for the health of the ailing Pope John XXIII.
Stacked Retro TVs Displaying Flag of Vatican City on Screens