yes he is the head of the Catholic church in Rome
No. The first pope was the disciple Peter.
The pope has reaffirmed that both Heaven and Hell do exist.
The Pope only ruled the Vatican city ,but he has a power over all the city that the Roman Catholic church exist.
There is only one pope at a time and he is Catholic. There are no Protestant popes although, technically, the pope is the spiritual leader of them also.
St. Jude was not declared a saint by a pope. The canonization process did not exist at the time. he was declared a saint by the early Church because of his martyrdom.
Vice popes do not exist but there is a hierarchy of lower officials who assist the pope in the government of the Roman Catholic Church. You can read more about it at the link provided below.
He lived from May 18th, 1920 - April 2nd, 2005; but was in office from 1978 until his death.
Actually, the Vatican as we know it today has only been in existence since 1929 with the signing of the Lateran Treaty. Pope Pius XI is the first pope to reside in the newly created city-state and is its sovereign ruler.
A:We know almost nothing about Pope Hyginus other than uncertain traditions. He is included in Ireneus' list of popes, but the same list includes first-century popes who probably never existed. It is also possible that Pope St. Hyginus did not exist, but if he did he would have lived in Rome.
He was appointed by Christ to be the leader of the Christians after he himself had gone. The word 'Pope' was not used, since the organised Church of today did not exist.
Pope Paul VI was elected pope after the death of Pope John XXIII.
John Paul II