The Second Dominican Pope (Blessed Benedict XI)

The Popecast: A History of the Papacy

Our pope this week is in elite company in more ways than one – he was holy when sanctity was severely lacking in the halls of the Vatican, and he’s one of only FIVE men in history from the Order of Preachers to be elevated to the Chair of St. Peter.

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