A Murder, a “Suicide” and Bank Collapses Roberto Calvi, chairman of Milan-based Banco Ambrosiano, was found hanging by the neck under Blackfriars Bridge in London in June of 1982. Banco Ambrosiano had just collapsed, and London authorities deemed his suspicious death a suicide. The “suicide” wasn’t a surprise to those who paid attention to investigations …
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The Sacred College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as Pope on March 13, 2013. He is the first pope from the Americas. He is the first Pope Francis. Hei s the first pope from the Society of Jesus in the history of the Catholic Church. Past popes held The Society of …
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Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation on February 11, 2012. His papacy ended on February 28, 2012. He died on December 31, 2022, then 95 years-old. The Vatican is the smallest independent city-state in the world, an oligarchy surrounded by Rome and ruled by the Pope. The authority of the Pope provides a law unto …
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