Pope Leo XIV has seen and experienced the Church in more contexts than perhaps any other person currently living...’ ...

Only one monarch eclipses the historic reign of the British Queen — King Louis XIV of France, whose time on the throne began when he was just four years old. Louis reigned for 72 years and 110 ...

Show more In 1661 the 23 year-old French king Louis the XIV had been on the throne for 18 years when his chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin, died. Louis is reported to have said to his ministers ...