Papež Alexandr VII. (1655–1667) a biskupství v Hradci Králové by Jakub Zouhar

“… This work deals with Pope Alexander VII, whose original name was Fabio Chigi (pontificate 1655–1667) and his relation to the Bohemian Lands, especially his role in the establishment of the diocese in Hradec Králové in 1664. …”
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Revolução e religião: as relações entre a Igreja e o Estado na Cuba contemporânea by Marcos Antonio da Silva, Guillermo Alfredo Johnson

“…In this sense, it examines three key moments: the tension and distance in the context of the transition to socialism developed in the country; the reapproaching that culminated with the visit of Pope John Paul II in the 90s, still under the impact of the fall of the Soviet bloc and the international isolation faced by the country, and finally the more recent relationships, marked by the visit of the Pope, now emeritus, Benedict XVI and the affirmation of the Catholic Church as the main internal interlocutor with the Cuban government. …”
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Minimally Invasive Direct Repair of Bilateral Lumbar Spine Pars Defects in Athletes by Gabriel A. Widi, Seth K. Williams, Allan D. Levi

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Postobstructive Pulmonary Edema following Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy in a 2-Year-Old with Poland-Moebius Syndrome by Tanisha Powell, Nirupma Sharma, Kathleen T. McKie

“…A 2-year-old male with Poland-Moebius syndrome was transferred from a local hospital to the Pediatric ICU at Children’s Hospital of Georgia for suspected postobstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) after tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy (T&A). The patient’s respiratory status ultimately declined and he developed respiratory failure. …”
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Wiara w życiu i postawie moralnej człowieka w świetle encykliki Lumen fidei papieża Franciszka by Marek Kluz

“…For the pope faith is a personal meeting with God as Person. …”
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The African social question: A challenge to the African church in light of the two synods on Africa

“…In one article, the pope writes: “Reconciliation is a way of life and mission of the Church” (Africae Munus no. 34). …”
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Ecology and Justice: From Environmental Justice to Integral Ecology of «Laudato si’» by Jerzy Gocko

“… Until recently, in the social teaching of the Church, the principle of social justice has been primarily related to issues of poverty, social inequalities, wealth distribution, and goods. Pope Francis extends this understanding to environmental issues. …”
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The World Financial Crisis and The Polish Economy by Mieczysław Adamowicz, Tomasz Adamowicz

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Gulliver and the Gentle Reader by Claude RAWSON

“…This is part of what Swift meant when he told Pope that the story was designed to vex the world rather than divert it.…”
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Costanzo Festa’s (?) motet ‘O altitudo divitiarum’ re-examined: new suggestions regarding its source context, attribution and function by Wojciech Odoj

“…What Llorens apparently missed is the fact that the former, with the text Gaude felix Florentia and attributed to Andreas de Silva – who probably wrote it in honor of Pope Leo X on the occasion of his election in 1513 – appears in the manuscript RomeV 35-40 (the Vallicelliana Manuscript). …”
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John Paul II and respect for local cultures by María Inés Franck

“…This paper reviews the main definitions of culture that the Polish Pope left us, relating them to the identity of peoples. …”
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Geneza utworzenia Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie by Jan Dyduch

“…A weighty event in the history of the theological high school in Cracow was the foundation of the Pontifical University of John Paul II on 19 June 2009, on the Solemnity of the Lord Jesus’ Sacred Heart. It was the Pope Benedict XVI with the Congregation for Catholic Education to carry this out. …”
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The Four Problems which Old Testament Married Couples Grapple with by Marcin Majewski

“… In the context of a lively debate on the encyclic of Pope Francis Amoris laetitia, in this article I take up the four most important problems that marriages in the Old Testament grappled with: polygamy, or marrying multiple spouses, lack of offspring, infidelity, or betrayal, and divorce. …”
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Propagande catholique et littérature populaire : l’Église face aux défis de la question sociale (1876-1902) by Solange Hibbs

“…During the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century, the Spanish Catholic Church, encouraged by the Pope Leo xiii encyclicals and the six National Catholic Assemblies which took place from 1889 to 1903, sustained an offensive strategy of rechristianization of the civil society. …”
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Church’s Response to the Ecological Crisis in a Small Country – the Case of the Roman Catholic Church in Latvia by Weronika Felcis, Elgars Felcis

“…However, being called by Pope Francis in his encyclical Laudato si’, recently more of the reflection was given to the call for ecological conversion. …”
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Pius XII and the Idea of European Unity by Emília Hrabovec

“… Pope Pius XII supported the idea of unifying Europe, but reminded Europeans of the principles on which a just and durable European convivence had to be based: on the “moral law that the Creator revealed by means of natural law”, in respect of the dignity of human persons and of all natural communities. …”
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Sit finis libri, sed non finis quaerendi. Lămuriri preliminare la Bernard din Clairvaux, Despre considerare by Alexander Baugmarten

“…The study aims to provide a specific point of view on the consideration doctrine, proposed by Bernard of Clairvaux as a theological background to the political decisions of Pope Eugene III. To this end, the fundamental concepts of the Treaty, their patristic sources and their contextualization in the 12th century environment are being analyzed. …”
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„Nowe znamiona” Kościoła według papieża Franciszka by Przemysław Artemiuk

“… The article is devoted to selected elements of the ecclesiology of Pope Francis. The author notices numerous ecclesiological threads that allow to collect and systematize the papal thoughts about the Church. …”
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Between Sartre and Ratzinger, or the Legacy of the “No Man’s” Revolution by Aleksander Bańka

“… This text analyses the relevance of the 1968 revolution in the context of the crisis of values in Western Europe and the response of Pope Benedict XVI to these challenges. The author shows that this revolution, inspired by Sartre’s existentialism and Marxism, had a profound impact on contemporary culture, challenging the traditional Christian understanding of man, God, and freedom. …”
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Die ouderling in twee kerkordes in die Dordtse tradisie by P. J. Strauss

“…This is why the elder in the Calvinistic-Dordt tradition is a worthy and winning opponent of the Roman Catholic pope. …”
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