Year of three popes Year of three popes A year of three popes is a common reference to a year when the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church are required to elect two new popes within the same calendar year. Such a year generally occurs when a newly elected pope dies or resigns very early into his papacy. This results in the Catholic Church being led by three different popes during the same calendar year. The most recent instance of a year of three popes occurred in 1978. The three popes involved were: There have been several instances in which three or more
Smoking Popes discography version of "O Holy Night" recorded for Richard Milne's 1995 Christmas Eve Show on WXRT-FM, while the B-side is a cover of "Pure Imagination" taken from "Destination Failure". The following Smoking Popes songs were released on compilation albums. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included. I Denotes songs that were re-released on "1991–1998". II Denotes songs that were re-released on "It's Been a Long Day". Smoking Popes discography The discography of the Smoking Popes, a Chicago-based pop punk band, consists of six studio albums, two live