State of the Church

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State of the Church

We are the Rock of His Church. We stand upon hallowed foundations, and the Diocese of Rome - whether abroad or at home - shall be eternal.

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"And I myself, in Rome, heard it said openly in the streets, “If there is a hell, then Rome is built on it.”"

- Martin Luther, Against the Roman Papacy, An Institution of the Devil (1545).

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SEDE VACANTE

Since the death of His Holiness Pope Pius VI, who died in French captivity on 29 August 1799, there is a state of SEDE VACANTE.

During this mournful interregnum, the Sacred College of Cardinals holds the regency of the State of the Church.

Since 30 November 1799, a Papal Conclave is being held at the San Giorgio Monastery in Venice, to select a new Bishop of Rome.

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Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum:

HABEMUS PAPAM!

Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum,
Dominum Gregorii Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ Cardinalem Chiaramonti,
Qui sibi nomen imposuit Pium Septimum.