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
The Three E.P.'s The Three E.P.'s The Three E.P.'s is a compilation album of the first three releases by Scottish musical group The Beta Band, comprising the EPs "Champion Versions", "The Patty Patty Sound" and "Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos". The album was released on 28 September 1998 in the United Kingdom by Regal and on 26 January 1999 in the United States by Astralwerks. Its cover art includes the main image from each of the EPs. "Dry the Rain" was prominently featured in a scene from the 2000 film "High Fidelity". In 2000, "Q" magazine placed "The Three E.P.'s" at number 74