THE TWELVE ARTICLES OF CATHOLIC FAITH

If you want to know the basics of the Catholic faith, look no further than the articles of Catholic faith. This list of twelve articles mirrors the Apostles’ Creed, a prayer that sets out Catholic tenets:                            Article 1: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. This affirms that God exists, that he’s a Triune God (one God in three persons, known as the Holy Trinity), and that he created the known universe. Article 2: And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. This attests that Jesus is the Son of God and that he’s most certainly divine. The word Lord implies divinity, because the Greek Kyrios and the Hebrew Adonai both mean “lord” and are ascribed only to God. So the use of Lord with Jesus is meant to profess his divinity. The name Jesus comes from the Hebrew Jeshua, meaning “God saves.” So Catholics believe that Jesus is Savior.

Article 3: Who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spiritand born of the Virgin Mary. This affirms the human nature of Christ, meaning he had a real, true human mother, and also affirms his divine nature, meaning he had no human father but by the power of the Holy Spirit was conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary. He’s therefore considered both God and man by Christians—fully divine and fully human.

Article 4: He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. The human nature of Christ could feel pain and actually die, and he did on Good Friday. The mention of Pontius Pilate by name wasn’t meant so much to vilify him forever in history but to place the Crucifixion within human history.

Reference is made to an actual historical person, the Roman governor of Judea, appointed by Caesar, to put the life and death of Jesus within a chronological and historical context. It also reminds the faithful that one can’t blame all Jews for the death of Jesus, as some have erroneously done over the ages. Certain Jewish leaders conspired against Jesus, but the actual death sentence was given by a Roman and carried out by Roman soldiers. So both Jew and Gentile alike shared in the spilling of innocent blood. Anti-Semitism based on the Crucifixion of Jesus is inaccurate, unjust, and erroneous.

Article 5: He descended into hell. The third day he arose againfrom the dead. The hell Jesus descended into wasn’t the hell of the damned, where Jews and Christians believe the devil and his demons reside. Hell was merely a word that Jews and early Christians used to describe the place of the dead. This passage affirms that on the third day he rose, meaning Jesus came back from the dead of his own divine power. He wasn’t just clinically dead for a few minutes; he was dead dead — then he rose from the dead. More than a resuscitated corpse, Jesus possessed a glorified and risen body.

Article 6: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. The Ascension reminds the faithful that after the human and divine natures of Christ were united in the Incarnation, they could never be separated. In other words, after the saving death and Resurrection, Jesus didn’t dump his human body as if he didn’t need it anymore. Catholicism teaches that his human body will exist forever. Where Jesus went, body and soul, into heaven, the faithful hope one day to follow.

Article 7: He will come again to judge the living and the dead.This article affirms the Second Coming of Christ at the end of the world to be its judge. Judgment Day, Day of Reckoning, Doomsday—they’re all metaphors for the end of time when what’s known as the General Judgment will occur. Catholics believe that after the death of any human person, immediate private judgment occurs and the person goes directly to heaven, hell, or purgatory (an intermediate place in preparation for heaven).

Article 8: I believe in the Holy Spirit, This part reminds the believer that God exists in three persons — the Holy Trinity — God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. What’s referred to as the Force in the movie Star Wars isn’t the same as the Holy Spirit, who is a distinct person equal to the other two — God the Father and God the Son.

Article 9: the holy catholic Church, the Communion of Saints,Catholics believe that the Church is more than a mere institution and certainly not a necessary evil. It’s an essential dimension and aspect of spiritual life. Christ explicitly uses the word church (ekklesia in Greek) in Matthew 16 when he says, “I will build My Church.”

Article 10: the forgiveness of sins, Christ came to save the world from sin. Belief in the forgiveness of sins is essential to Christianity. Catholicism believes sins are forgiven in Baptism and in the Sacrament of Penance.

Article 11: the resurrection of the body, From the Catholic perspective, a human being is a union of body and soul, so death is just the momentary separation of body and soul until the end of the world, the Second Coming of Christ, the General Judgment, and the resurrection of the dead. The just go, body and soul, into heaven, and the damned go, body and soul, into hell.

Article 12: And in life everlasting. As Christ Our Savior died, so, too, must mere mortals. As he rose, so shall all human beings. Death is the only way to cross from this life into the next. At the very moment of death, private judgment occurs; Christ judges the soul:

* If it’s particularly holy and virtuous, the soul goes directly to heaven.

* If it’s evil and wicked and dies in mortal sin, it’s damned for eternity in hell.

* If a person lived a life not bad enough to warrant hell but not holy enough to go right to heaven, Catholics believe the soul goes to purgatory, which is a middle ground between heaven and earth, a state where departed souls want to go to be cleansed of any attachments to sin before going through the pearly gates.

Catholic Bishop's Conference of PNG Questions Government on corruption and failed Church-State partnership

THE Catholic Bishops of PNG have once again spoken out against the government on issues that continue to be ignored.In a press conference held at the new Catholic Bishops Conference building in Port Moresby, President of CBC PNG and Solomon Islands Bishop Rochus Tatamai said that corruption remained rife in PNG and that the government seemed uninterested in addressing it in any meaningful way.Bishop Tatamai said that it was CBC’s view that the Church-State partnership had failed and that drastic improvements needed to be made by both entities, the State in particular, to reestablish said partnership. Among other issues, Bishop Tatamai highlighted the Special Agricultural Business Leases saga questioning the government on why this societal issue remained “a constant thorn in the side of the people of PNG”.“There has been no improvement on the issue of SABLs which still threatens to destroy the environment and livelihoods of thousands of people.“Why is there still no progress in addressing this?” said the regional head of Bishops.Bishop Tatamai said that corrupt contracts and the continued maltreatment of public funds by politicians and those in the public service were issues that remained neglected. He said that the collapse of Church-State partnership in education and health had continued to worsen with political and public service interference in appointment processes obvious and prevalent.The CBC president said that he was coming out on mainstream media in an attempt to remind Government of the issues that have been blatantly neglected for years.“The CBC is calling on the government of PNG to stop the parading around and long speeches and to instead try to address the issues that need addressing,” said Bishop Tatamai.

https://postcourier.com.pg/cbc-question-govt-corruption-failed-church-state-partnership/

Ash Wednesday 6th March 2019 - Homily of his Holiness Pope Francis

“Blow the trumpet […] sanctify a fast” (Joel 2:15), says the prophet in the first reading. Lent opens with a piercing sound, that of a trumpet that does not please the ears, but instead proclaims a fast. It is a loud sound that seeks to slow down our life, which is so fast-paced, yet often directionless. It is a summons to stop – a “halt!” –, to focus on what is essential, to fast from the unnecessary things that distract us. It is a wake-up call for the soul.
This wake-up call is accompanied by the message that the Lord proclaims through the lips of the prophet, a short and heartfelt message: “Return to me” (v 12). To return. If we have to return, it means that we have wandered off. Lent is the time to rediscover the direction of life. Because in life’s journey, as in every journey, what really matters is not to lose sight of the goal. If what interests us as we travel, however, is looking at the scenery or stopping to eat, we will not get far. We should ask ourselves: On the journey of life, do I seek the way forward? Or am I satisfied with living in the moment and thinking only of feeling good, solving some problems and having fun? What is the path? Is it the search for health, which many today say comes first but which eventually passes? Could it be possessions and wellbeing? But we are not in the world for this. Return to me, says the Lord. To me. The Lord is the goal of our journey in this world. The direction must lead to him.
Today we have been offered a sign that will help us find our direction: the head marked by ash. It is a sign that causes us to consider what occupies our mind. Our thoughts often focus on transient things, which come and go. The small mark of ash, which we will receive, is a subtle yet real reminder that of the many things occupying our thoughts, that we chase after and worry about every day, nothing will remain. No matter how hard we work, we will take no wealth with us from this life. Earthly realities fade away like dust in the wind. Possessions are temporary, power passes, success wanes. The culture of appearance prevalent today, which persuades us to live for passing things, is a great deception. It is like a blaze: once ended, only ash remains. Lent is the time to free ourselves from the illusion of chasing after dust. Lent is for rediscovering that we are created for the inextinguishable flame, not for ashes that immediately disappear; for God, not for the world; for the eternity of heaven, not for earthly deceit; for the freedom of the children of God, not for slavery to things. We should ask ourselves today: Where do I stand? Do I live for fire or for ash?
On this Lenten journey, back to what is essential, the Gospel proposes three steps which the Lord invites us to undertake without hypocrisy and pretence: almsgiving, prayer, fasting. What are they for? Almsgiving, prayer and fasting bring us back to the three realities that do not fade away. Prayer reunites us to God; charity, to our neighbour; fasting, to ourselves. God, my neighbour, my life: these are the realities that do not fade away and in which we must invest. Lent, therefore, invites us to focus, first of all on the Almighty, in prayer, which frees us from that horizontal and mundane life where we find time for self but forget God. It then invites us to focus on others, with the charity that frees us from the vanity of acquiring and of thinking that things are only good if they are good for me. Finally, Lent invites us to look inside our heart, with fasting, which frees us from attachment to things and from the worldliness that numbs the heart. Prayer, charity, fasting: three investments for a treasure that endures.
Jesus said: “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Mt 6:21). Our heart always points in some direction: it is like a compass seeking its bearings. We can also compare it to a magnet: it needs to attach itself to something. But if it only attaches itself to earthly things, sooner or later it becomes a slave to them: things to be used become things we serve. Outward appearance, money, a career or hobby: if we live for them, they will become idols that enslave us, sirens that charm us and then cast us adrift. Whereas if our heart is attached to what does not pass away, we rediscover ourselves and are set free. Lent is the time of grace that liberates the heart from vanity. It is a time of healing from addictions that seduce us. It is a time to fix our gaze on what abides.
Where can we fix our gaze, then, throughout this Lenten journey? It is simple: upon the Crucified one. Jesus on the cross is life’s compass, which directs us to heaven. The poverty of the wood, the silence of the Lord, his loving self-emptying show us the necessity of a simpler life, free from anxiety about things. From the cross, Jesus teaches us the great courage involved in renunciation. We will never move forward if we are heavily weighed down. We need to free ourselves from the clutches of consumerism and the snares of selfishness, from always wanting more, from never being satisfied, and from a heart closed to the needs of the poor. Jesus on the wood of the cross burns with love, and calls us to a life that is passionate for him, which is not lost amid the ashes of the world; to a life that burns with charity and is not extinguished in mediocrity. Is it difficult to live as he asks? Yes, it is difficult, but it leads us to our goal. Lent shows us this. It begins with the ashes, but eventually leads us to the fire of Easter night; to the discovery that, in the tomb, the body of Jesus does not turn to ashes, but rises gloriously. This is true also for us, who are dust. If we, with our weaknesses, return to the Lord, if we take the path of love, then we will embrace the life that never ends. And surely we will be full of joy.

https://pomiocatholiccommunity.blogspot.com/2019/03/ash-wednesday-6th-march-2019-homily-of.html

The Catholic Bishops Conference SOCOM Commission will be hosting a panel for refugees today

The Catholic Bishops Conference SOCOM Commission will be hosting a panel for refugees today. Themed “listening across borders”, the panel of Manus refugees will share their experiences of life. Fr Ambrose Pereira, CBC Secretary for Communications and Youths said that the state and situation of refugees in Manus is little known by the people of PNG. He said therefore the event is hosted as part of awareness by the CBC SOCOM department to shed light on the refugees and the situation they are placed in. He said that by listening to them, Papua New Guineans will be able to understand them better. “It is only when we listen with a compassionate heart that we can understand their situation. It is only when we fully understand, that we can truly respond to sufferings and pain of another,” he said. The refugees will speak on their journey by boat, life on Manus Island, perceptions of the people, broken and crushed, medical conditions and transit to a third country. Participants, apart from the refugees, will include media coordinators from the dioceses. Plus student representatives of schools and friends of the refugees.

https://pomiocatholiccommunity.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-catholic-bishops-conference-socom.html

This dream of St. John Bosco highlights the power of the Rosary over the devil

The sinister snake was no match for a string of Hail Marys.

St. John Bosco was a holy priest whose deep spiritual life led to frequent visions or “dreams,” as he would call them. He wrote about one of them in a letter to his students.

The dream occurred on the eve of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in it a stranger came up to him and asked him to look at something on the ground.

He took me to a meadow alongside the playground and pointed to a huge, ugly snake, over twenty feet Iong, coiled in the grass. Frightened, I wanted to run off, but the stranger held me back. “Get closer and take a good look,” he said.

“What?” I gasped. “Don’t you realize that monster could spring on me and
gobble me up in no time?”

“Don’t be afraid! Nothing of the sort will happen. Just come with me.

The stranger went to get a rope and asked St. John Bosco to slap the snake with the rope.

We stretched the rope and then snapped it across the snake’s back. The monster immediately sprang up and struck at the rope, but, as it did so, it ensnared itself as in a noose.

The snake began to struggle and quickly died. Then the stranger picked up the rope and put it in a box. What happened next was astonishing, and then the stranger explained the spiritual symbolism behind what happened.

Within a few moments he opened the box. We looked in and were astounded to see the rope shaped into the words Ave Maria.

“How did that happen?” I asked.

“The snake,” the man replied, “is a symbol of the devil, whereas the rope stands for Ave Maria or, rather, the Rosary, a succession of Hail Marys with which we can strike, conquer, and destroy all of hell’s demons.”

St. John Bosco took the lesson to heart and wrote to his students, “Let us devoutly say a Hail Mary whenever we are tempted, and we’ll be sure to win.”

The experience confirms what many exorcists have said about the power of the Virgin Mary over the devil. Satan is greatly humiliated by the purity and simplicity of the Blessed Mother and flies as fast as he can whenever he hears her name. It’s a powerful reminder, one that urges us to pray the Rosary devoutly whenever we feel threatened by the Evil One.

 

Source: https://aleteia.org/2019/01/31/this-dream-of-st-john-bosco-highlights-the-power-of-the-rosary-over-the-devil/

 

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Archbishop Franscesco Panfilo calls for more respect for land

The Catholic Archbishop of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea says people need to use land in a respectful manner, consistent with the 'group ethic' of Melanesian society.
Francesco Panfilo was speaking after his diocese had returned land it owned to the general public, through a combination of gifts and sales.
The archbishop says one parcel which the church sold for $US10,000 dollars was quickly onsold to foreign buyers for $US200,000 dollars.
He says the church's land divestment was aimed at giving opportunities to local families and he told Don Wiseman the sales went against the ethos of Melanesian culture and Christianity.
Listen to the report here.
https://pomiocatholiccommunity.blogspot.com/2019/01/archbishop-franscesco-panfilo.html

New Jules Chevalier Studio (JCS) Ready for Opening in 2019!

On the 5th of January 2019, I was given a very privileged tour of the new JULES CHEVALIER STUDIO (JCS) located at the MSC (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) Center at 2 mile, Port Moresby by Br Augustine Ulalom, MSC.

Established in 2018, the new recording studio is set to be opened later this year after a blessing and  an inaugural recording session by our seminarians from the DeBoismenu College up at Bomana.
After this the studio will be open to the general public with recording fees yet to be set and published.

So if you have been blessed with musical talent you want to offer back to God in songs that will bring others and yourself closer to Christ, come over to the JCS and record your music and help spread the love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

PNG Music Legend Patti Doi himself is set to work along side the JCS staff as a guest sound engineer/producer - with that you know you can expect quality from JCS!

So come on over to the Jules Chevalier Studio and support this project by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus who do a lot in our dioceses, parishes and communities in Papua New Guinea.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart!

Pray for Us!

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere loved!

Forever!

https://pomiocatholiccommunity.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-jules-chevalier-studio-jcs-ready.html

The biblical reason why Catholics baptize infants

Infant baptism has been practiced by the Catholic Church from the very beginning.

Following the commission of Jesus Christ, the Catholic Church from the very beginning has incorporated the sacrament of Baptism into her primary mission. This is clearly evident in the writings of the New Testament, which highlight a baptism without any age limit.

For example, in the book of Acts St. Luke writes about the baptism of an entire household, "One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyati′ra, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to give heed to what was said by Paul. And when she was baptized, with her household" (Acts 16:14-15).

St. Paul similarly writes, "I did baptize also the household of Stephanas" (1 Corinthians 1:16).

Many biblical scholars agree that an entire household would have included people of every age. Furthermore, Catholics retained the tradition of infant Baptism throughout the centuries and never ceased in its practice.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church affirms this practice based on scripture and historical tradition, "The practice of infant Baptism is an immemorial tradition of the Church. There is explicit testimony to this practice from the second century on, and it is quite possible that, from the beginning of the apostolic preaching, when whole 'households' received baptism, infants may also have been baptized" (CCC 1252).

The Church has always seen infant Baptism as a great gift and responsibility, something that "accords with [parents'] role as nurturers of the life that God has entrusted to them" (CCC 1251).

It is a beautiful tradition in the Catholic Church, one that recognizes the many graces received at Baptism, making room for the Holy Spirit to guide the heart of the child for the rest of their lives.

(Source:https://aleteia.org/2019/01/12/the-biblical-reason-why-catholics-baptize-infants/)

 

The Catholic Church is the Only True Apostolic Church

The Holy Catholic Church is the ONLY church on earth that can claim to be truly APOSTOLIC.
We can trace our unbroken  history and origin right back to the Apostles and to Christ himself our founder.
One of my favorite sources of this unbroken line of succession is the complete list of Popes from from St Peter, the leader of the Apostles right down to our current Pope Francis.

Anti-Catholics say our tradition of electing a new pope is unbiblical and is a man-made tradition. But they fail to see that Acts 1:21-26 tells us that the apostles voted to find Judas' replacement, which in this case was Matthias.

A list of all Supreme Pontiffs:

No. Supreme Pontiff Pontificate Place of Birth 1 Saint Peter 42 – 67 Palestine 2 Saint Linus 68 – 79 Italy 3 Saint Anacletus (Cletus) 80 – 92 Italy 4 Saint Clement I 92 – 99 Italy 5 Saint Evaristus 99 – 108 Italy 6 Saint Alexander I 108 – 116 Italy 7 Saint Sixtus I 117 – 126 Italy 8 Saint Telesphorus 127 – 137 Greece 9 Saint Hyginus 138 – 142 Greece 10 Saint Pius I 142 – 157 Italy 11 Saint Anicetus 157 – 168 Syria 12 Saint Soter 168 – 170 Italy 13 Saint Eleuterus 171 – 185 Greece 14 Saint Victor I 186 – 197 Algeria 15 Saint Zephyrinus 198 – 217 Italy 16 Saint Callixtus I 218 – 222 Italy 17 Saint Urban I 222 – 230 Italy 18 Saint Pontian 230.07 – 235.09 Italy 19 Saint Anterus 235.11 – 236.01 Greece 20 Saint Fabian 236 – 250.01 Italy 21 Saint Cornelius 251.03 – 253.06 Italy 22 Saint Lucius I 253.06 – 254.03 Italy 23 Saint Stephen I 254.03 – 257.08 Italy 24 Saint Sixtus II 257.08 – 258.08 Greece 25 Saint Dionysius 259.07 – 268.12 Greece 26 Saint Felix I 269.01 – 274.12 Italy 27 Saint Eutychian 275.01 – 283.12 Italy 28 Saint Caius 283.12 – 296.04 Italy 29 Saint Marcellinus 296.06 – 304.10 Italy 30 Saint Marcellus I 308.05 – 309.01 Italy 31 Saint Eusebius 309.04 – 309.08 Italy 32 Saint Miltiades 311.07 – 314.01 Algeria 33 Saint Sylvester I 314.01 – 335.12 Italy 34 Saint Mark 336.01 – 336.10 Italy 35 Saint Julius I 337.02 – 352.04 Italy 36 Liberius 352.05 – 366.09 Italy 37 Saint Damasus I 366.10 – 384.12 Portugal 38 Saint Siricius 384.12 – 399.11 Italy 39 Saint Anastasius I 399.11 – 401.12 Italy 40 Saint Innocent I 401.12 – 417.03 Italy 41 Saint Zosimus 417.03 – 418.12 Italy 42 Saint Boniface I 418.12 – 422.09 Italy 43 Saint Celestine I 422.09 – 432.07 Italy 44 Saint Sixtus III 432.07 – 440.08 Italy 45 Saint Leo I 440.09 – 461.09 Italy 46 Saint Hilarius 461.11 – 468.02 Italy 47 Saint Simplicius 468.03 – 483.03 Italy 48 Saint Felix III (II) 483.03 – 492.02 Italy 49 Saint Gelasius I 492.03 – 496.11 Algeria 50 Anastasius II 496.11 – 498.11 Italy 51 Saint Symmachus 498.11 – 514.07 Italy 52 Saint Hormisdas 514.07 – 523.08 Italy 53 Saint John I 523.08 – 526.05 Italy 54 Saint Felix IV (III) 526.07 – 530.09 Italy 55 Boniface II 530.09 – 532.10 Italy 56 John II 532.12 – 535.05 Italy 57 Saint Agapetus I 535.05 – 536.04 Italy 58 Saint Silverius 536.06 – 537 Italy 59 Vigilius 537.03 – 555.06 Italy 60 Pelagius I 556.04 – 561.03 Italy 61 John III 561.07 – 574.07 Italy 62 Benedict I 575.06 – 579.07 Italy 63 Pelagius II 579.11 – 590.07 Italy 64 Saint Gregory I 590.09 – 604.03 Italy 65 Sabinian 604.03 – 606.02 Italy 66 Boniface III 607.02 – 607.11 Italy 67 Saint Boniface IV 608.08 – 615.05 Italy 68 Saint Adeodatus I 615.10 – 618.11 Italy 69 Boniface V 619.12 – 625.10 Italy 70 Honorius I 625.10 – 638.10 Italy 71 Severinus 638.10 – 640.08 Italy 72 John IV 640.08 – 642.10 Croatia 73 Theodore I 642.10 – 649.05 Palestine 74 Saint Martin I 649.07 – 655.09 Italy 75 Saint Eugene I 654.08 – 657.06 Italy 76 Saint Vitalian 657.07 – 672.01 Italy 77 Adeodatus II 672.04 – 676.06 Italy 78 Donus 676.11 – 678.04 Italy 79 Saint Agatho 678.06 – 681.01 Italy 80 Saint Leo II 681.01 – 683.07 Italy 81 Saint Benedict II 684.06 – 685.05 Italy 82 John V 685.07 – 686.08 Syria 83 Conon 686.10 – 687.09 Syria 84 Saint Sergius I 687.12 – 701.09 Syria 85 John VI 701.10 – 705.01 Greece 86 John VII 705.03 – 707.10 Greece 87 Sisinnius 708.01 – 708.02 Syria 88 Constantine 708.03 – 715.04 Syria 89 Saint Gregory II 715.05 – 731.02 Italy 90 Saint Gregory III 731.03 – 741.11 Syria 91 Saint Zachary 741.12 – 752.03 Greece 92 Stephen II (III) 752.03 – 757.04 Italy 93 Saint Paul I 757.04 – 767.06 Italy 94 Stephen III (IV) 768.01 – 772.01 Italy 95 Adrian I 772.01 – 795.12 Italy 96 Saint Leo III 795.12 – 816.06 Italy 97 Stephen IV (V) 816.06 – 817.01 Italy 98 Saint Paschal I 817.01 – 824.02 Italy 99 Eugene II 824.02 – 827.08 Italy 100 Valentine 827.08 – 827.09 Italy 101 Gregory IV 827.09 – 844.01 Italy 102 Sergius II 844.01 – 847.01 Italy 103 Saint Leo IV 847.01 – 855.07 Italy 104 Benedict III 855.07 – 858.04 Italy 105 Saint Nicholas I 858.04 – 867.11 Italy 106 Adrian II 867.12 – 872.11 Italy 107 John VIII 872.12 – 882.12 Italy 108 Marinus I 882.12 – 884.05 Italy 109 Saint Adrian III 884.05 – 885.08 Italy 110 Stephen V (VI) 885.09 – 891.09 Italy 111 Formosus 891.10 – 896.04 Italy 112 Boniface VI 896.04 – 896.04 Italy 113 Stephen VI (VII) 896.05 – 897.07 Italy 114 Romanus 897.07 – 897.11 Italy 115 Theodore II 897.12 – 897.12 Italy 116 John IX 897.12 – 900.01 Italy 117 Benedict IV 900.01 – 903.07 Italy 118 Leo V 903.07 – 903.09 Italy 119 Sergius III 904.01 – 911.04 Italy 120 Anastasius III 911.06 – 913.06 Italy 121 Lando 913.07 – 914.03 Italy 122 John X 914.03 – 928.05 Italy 123 Leo VI 928.05 – 928.12 Italy 124 Stephen VII (VIII) 929.01 – 931.02 Italy 125 John XI 931.03 – 936.01 Italy 126 Leo VII 936.01 – 939.07 Italy 127 Stephen VIII (IX) 939.07 – 942.10 Italy 128 Marinus II 942.10 – 946.05 Italy 129 Agapetus II 946.05 – 955.12 Italy 130 John XII 955.12 – 964.05 Italy 131 Leo VIII 963.12 – 965.03 Italy 132 Benedict V 964.05 – 964.06 Italy 133 John XIII 965.10 – 972.09 Italy 134 Benedict VI 972.12 – 974.07 Italy 135 Benedict VII 974.10 – 983.07 Italy 136 John XIV 983.11 – 984.08 Italy 137 John XV 985.08 – 996.02 Italy 138 Gregory V 996.05 – 999.02 Germany 139 Sylvester II 999.04 – 1003.05 France 140 John XVII 1003.05 – 1003.11 Italy 141 John XVIII 1003.12 – 1009.07 Italy 142 Sergius IV 1009.07 – 1012.05 Italy 143 Benedict VIII 1012 – 1024.04 Italy 144 John XIX 1024.04 – 1032 Italy 145 Benedict IX 1032.08 – 1044.09 Italy 146 Sylvester III 1045.01 – 1045.03 Italy 147 Benedict IX 1045.03 – 1045.05 Italy 148 Gregory VI 1045.05 – 1046.12 Italy 149 Clement II 1046.12 – 1047.10 Germany 150 Benedict IX 1047.10 – 1048.07 Italy 151 Damascus II 1047.12 – 1048.08 Germany 152 Saint Leo IX 1049.02 – 1054.04 France 153 Victor II 1054.09 – 1057.07 Germany 154 Stephen IX (X) 1057.08 – 1058.03 France 155 Nicholas II 1058.12 – 1061.07 France 156 Alexander II 1061.09 – 1073.04 Italy 157 Saint Gregory VII 1073.04 – 1085.05 Italy 158 Blessed Victor III 1086.05 – 1087.09 Italy 159 Blessed Urban II 1088.03 – 1099.07 France 160 Paschal II 1099.08 – 1118.01 Italy 161 Gelasius II 1118.01 – 1119.01 Italy 162 Callixtus II 1119.02 – 1124.12 Italy 163 Honorius II 1124.12 – 1130.02 Italy 164 Innocent II 1130.02 – 1143.09 Italy 165 Celestine II 1143.09 – 1144.03 Italy 166 Lucius II 1144.03 – 1145.02 Italy 167 Blessed Eugene III 1145.02 – 1153.07 Italy 168 Anastasius IV 1153.07 – 1154.12 Italy 169 Adrian IV 1154.12 – 1159.09 England 170 Alexander III 1159.09 – 1181.08 Italy 171 Lucius III 1181.09 – 1185.11 Italy 172 Urban III 1185.11 – 1187.10 Italy 173 Gregory VIII 1187.10 – 1187.12 Italy 174 Clement III 1187.12 – 1191.03 Italy 175 Celestine III 1191.04 – 1198.01 Italy 176 Innocent III 1198.01 – 1216.07 Italy 177 Honorius III 1216.07 – 1227.03 Italy 178 Gregory IX 1227.03 – 1241.08 Italy 179 Celestine IV 1241.10 – 1241.11 Italy 180 Innocent IV 1243.06 – 1254.12 Italy 181 Alexander IV 1254.12 – 1261.05 Italy 182 Urban IV 1261.08 – 1264.10 France 183 Clement IV 1265.02 – 1268.11 France 184 Blessed Gregory X 1271.09 – 1276.01 Italy 185 Blessed Innocent V 1276.01 – 1276.06 France 186 Adrian V 1276.07 – 1276.08 Italy 187 John XXI 1276.09 – 1277.05 Portugal 188 Nicholas III 1277.11 – 1280.08 Italy 189 Martin IV 1281.02 – 1285.03 France 190 Honorius IV 1285.04 – 1287.04 Italy 191 Nicholas IV 1288.02 – 1292.04 Italy 192 Saint Celestine V 1294.07 – 1294.12 Italy 193 Boniface VIII 1294.12 – 1303.10 Italy 194 Blessed Benedict XI 1303.10 – 1304.07 Italy 195 Clement V 1305.06 – 1314.04 France 196 John XXII 1316.08 – 1334.12 France 197 Benedict XII 1334.12 – 1342.04 France 198 Clement VI 1342.05 – 1352.12 France 199 Innocent VI 1352.12 – 1362.09 France 200 Blessed Urban V 1362.09 – 1370.12 France 201 Gregory XI 1370.12 – 1378.03 France 202 Urban VI 1378.04 – 1389.10 Italy 203 Boniface IX 1389.11 – 1404.10 Italy 204 Innocent VII 1404.10 – 1406.11 Italy 205 Gregory XII 1406.11 – 1415.07 Italy 206 Martin V 1417.11 – 1431.02 Italy 207 Eugene IV 1431.03 – 1447.02 Italy 208 Nicholas V 1447.03 – 1455.03 Italy 209 Callixtus III 1455.04 – 1458.08 Spain 210 Pius II 1458.08 – 1464.08 Italy 211 Paul II 1464.08 – 1471.07 Italy 212 Sixtus IV 1471.08 – 1484.08 Italy 213 Innocent VIII 1484.08 – 1492.07 Italy 214 Alexander VI 1492.08 – 1503.08 Spain 215 Pius III 1503.09 – 1503.10 Italy 216 Julius II 1503.11 – 1513.02 Italy 217 Leo X 1513.03 – 1521.12 Italy 218 Adrian VI 1522.01 – 1523.09 Netherlands 219 Clement VII 1523.11 – 1534.09 Italy 220 Paul III 1534.10 – 1549.11 Italy 221 Julius III 1550.02 – 1555.03 Italy 222 Marcellus II 1555.04 – 1555.05 Italy 223 Paul IV 1555.05 – 1559.08 Italy 224 Pius IV 1559.12 – 1565.12 Italy 225 Saint Pius V 1566.01 – 1572.05 Italy 226 Gregory XIII 1572.05 – 1585.04 Italy 227 Sixtus V 1585.04 – 1590.08 Italy 228 Urban VII 1590.09 – 1590.09 Italy 229 Gregory XIV 1590.12 – 1591.10 Italy 230 Innocent IX 1591.10 – 1591.12 Italy 231 Clement VIII 1592.01 – 1605.03 Italy 232 Leo XI 1605.04 – 1605.04 Italy 233 Paul V 1605.05 – 1621.01 Italy 234 Gregory XV 1621.02 – 1623.07 Italy 235 Urban VIII 1623.08 – 1644.07 Italy 236 Innocent X 1644.09 – 1655.01 Italy 237 Alexander VII 1655.04 – 1667.05 Italy 238 Clement IX 1667.06 – 1669.12 Italy 239 Clement X 1670.04 – 1676.07 Italy 240 Blessed Innocent XI 1676.09 – 1689.08 Italy 241 Alexander VIII 1689.10 – 1691.02 Italy 242 Innocent XII 1691.07 – 1700.09 Italy 243 Clement XI 1700.11 – 1721.03 Italy 244 Innocent XIII 1721.05 – 1724.03 Italy 245 Benedict XIII 1724.05 – 1730.02 Italy 246 Clement XII 1730.07 – 1740.02 Italy 247 Benedict XIV 1740.08 – 1758.05 Italy 248 Clement XIII 1758.07 – 1769.02 Italy 249 Clement XIV 1769.05 – 1774.09 Italy 250 Pius VI 1775.02 – 1799.08 Italy 251 Pius VII 1800.03 – 1823.08 Italy 252 Leo XII 1823.09 – 1829.02 Italy 253 Pius VIII 1829.03 – 1830.11 Italy 254 Gregory XVI 1831.02 – 1846.06 Italy 255 Blessed Pius IX 1846.06 – 1878.02 Italy 256 Leo XIII 1878.02 – 1903.07 Italy 257 Saint Pius X 1903.08 – 1914.08 Italy 258 Benedict XV 1914.09 – 1922.01 Italy 259 Pius XI 1922.02 – 1939.02 Italy 260 Pius XII 1939.03 – 1958.10 Italy 261 Saint John XXIII 1958.10 – 1963.06 Italy 262 Saint Paul VI 1963.06 – 1978.08 Italy 263 John Paul I 1978.08 – 1978.09 Italy 264 Saint John Paul II 1978.10 – 2005.04 Poland 265 Pope Benedict XVI 2005.04 – 2013.02 Germany 266 Pope Francis 2013.03 – Current Argentina