- Wikipedia: Papal Election
Extensive article on historical and modern procedures of electing a new pope. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_election
- Papal States
A history of the Papal states before the 1848 revolution and how the events of 1848 affected the states. From the 1848 Encyclopedia. http://www.ohiou.edu/~Chastain/ip/papalsta.htm
- New Advent
Besides hosting the Summa Theologica and the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, this site offers a Catholic FAQ, selected writings by the Fathers of the Church, and official Church documents, mostly papal, from approximately the last 250 years. http://www.newadvent.org
- Popes Through the Ages
By Joseph Brusher. Papal lineage table, and brief accounts of the pontificates of every bishop of Rome from St. Peter the Apostle to the present. http://www.cfpeople.org/Books/Pope/CFPtoc.htm
- Acclamation (in Papal Elections)
One of the forms of papal election. Consists of all the cardinals present unanimously proclaiming one of the candidates Supreme Pontiff, without the formality of casting votes. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01099a.htm
- Decretals, Papal
In the wide sense the term decretalis signifies a pontifical letter containing a decretum, or pontifical decision. In a narrower sense it denotes a decision on a matter of discipline. In the strictest sense of the word, it means a rescript, an answer of the pope when he has been appealed to or his advice has been sought on a matter of discipline. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04670b.htm
- Rescripts, Papal
Responses of the pope or a Sacred Congregation, in writing, to queries or petitions of individuals. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12783b.htm
- Papal medals
This site illustrates and lists books about Papal medals by Adolfo Modesti. http://www.papalmedals.it/en/index.html
- Papal Elections
(Catholic Encyclopedia) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11456a.htm
- Sarpi, Paolo
A Servite and anti-papal historian and statesman, b. at Venice, 14 August, 1552; d. there 14 or 15 January, 1623. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13477b.htm
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