Pope Gregory XII was appointed head of the Catholic Church by a conclave of 15 cardinals in Rome.
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Over 4 million people pay their last respects to Pope John Paul II.
King Henry VIII was forbidden to remarry in a letter sent to him by Pope Clement VII.
Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope John Paul II was sent to hospital for 55 days after contracting an infection.
Pope Paschal I crowned Lothair I as the Emperor of Italy.
