Sentence examples for throne of peter from inspiring English sources

But many Mexican were joyous nonetheless, with newspapers playing up the historical turn of a Latin American assuming the throne of Peter.

The conclave opened 12 days after Benedict XVI became the first pope in modern times to renounce the throne of Peter.

The 262d occupant of the Throne of Peter faded away after a four-day combat with death that won him renewed admiration.

When the throne of Peter fell empty, the conservatives managed to swallow their aversion to a non-Italian pontiff and elected one for the first time since 1522.

But the ferocity of the mainstream response defending the pope speaks to the nature of the papacy: its occupant inherits the throne of Peter and plays a unique role as a religious figure and secular leader.

There is a more practical reason why Benedict will most likely remain on the throne of Peter, said Alberto Melloni, a professor of church history and the director of the liberal Catholic John XXIII Foundation for Religious Science in Bologna.

POPE BENEDICT XVI takes over the throne of St. Peter with a remarkably long and telling record.

The all-time encyclical writing champion, though, was Leo XIII who sat on the throne of St Peter from 1878 to 1903.

If you think your Christmas tree looks bright and festive, consider the Throne of St Peter, created in St Peter's basilica in the mid 17th century by Gianlorenzo Bernini.

This autumn, though, Pope Francis will co-exist with Pope Innocent XIV, the title eventually taken by the winner among the cardinals competing for the throne of St Peter in Robert Harris's thriller, Conclave, and Pius XIII, the identity selected by Jude Law as the first American pontiff in The Young Pope, a TV drama that starts its UK run on Sky Atlantic next month.

In the mid-1040s three claimants to the throne of St. Peter held sway in central Italy.