Pope Francis took one last ride in a Mercedes before death. History of the 'popemobile.' One of the first motorized popemobiles was a black Graham-Paige Type 837, gifted to Pope Pius XI in 1929.

Ernesti refers to the round of cardinals who elected Pope Pius VII in 1800 with a view to an extremely long conclave. They met on December 1, 1799, and did not disperse until March 14, 1800.

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold at auction on Sunday outside Paris for 26,360 euros ($30,000), the auctioneer said. French ...

The record for shortest time as pope goes to Urban VII, who died of malaria in September 1590 after just 13 days in office. ... who first made the garments for Pope Pius VI.