The country of England was recognized by the Pope in the 1st century. The first recorded mention of a Pope occurred during the tenth century. The Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church and the current Pope as of 2013 is Pope Francis.
As of the 5th of March 2015, there have been two conclaves this century. The first was in 2005, which elected Pope Benedict XVI. The second was in 2013, which elected Pope Francis I.
The Black Pope's birth name is Shelly Pope.
The Pope currently resides in Vatican City, in Rome, and has been there since the first Pope, St. Peter went there in the first century, although there has been disagreement about his location during the Avignon period (1309-1377).
Pope St. Victor I was Pope in the late second century, so probably in the early to mid second century.
There were no cameras or smart phones available in the first century so we do not have any images available of Pope Clement I.
Pope Francis is the first member of the Jesuit order to be elected as pope, the first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere and the first pope from the Americas.
A black pope is a derogatory term for the Superior General of the society of Jesus.
Black Pope is a title give by some to the Father General of the Jesuit Order of priests. He is called the Black Pope because the color of the clothing worn by the Jesuits is black while that of the pope is white. He is in charge of supervising and directing the Society of Jesus. By the way, the term "Black Pope" is not used by the Jesuits themeselves.
Some popes from the fifth century were St. Anastasius I, St. Innocent I, St. Zosimus, and St. Boniface I. Some additional popes from the fifth century were St. Celestine I, St. Sixtus III, and St. Leo I.
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.
the corpse of Pope Formosus was tried by Pope Stephen VI in the 9th century.