1.   Ball was a prominent Roman Catholic layman and member of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, a papal knighthood.

2.   In the serenity of a small chapel their donations helped to build, legendary entertainer Bob Hope and his wife were awarded papal knighthoods by Cardinal Roger Mahony.

3.   Israel has instructed its envoy to the Vatican to demand clarification of why it awarded Kurt Waldheim a papal knighthood a few weeks ago.

4.   The papal knighthood conferred on Kurt Waldheim remains a mystery that can be explained only by Pope John Paul II, who does not.

5.   The Vatican, however, hands out papal knighthoods largely to seal political alliances.

6.   Two years ago, Murdoch was inducted into the Order of St. Gregory, a papal knighthood.