Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, will be formally inaugurated as the 267th pontiff Sunday during a special Mass in St.

Engraved on its oblong, flat surface is an unidentified symbol, which resembles two asterisk marks. It could be the mark of a ...

Countless devoted followers kissed it. It even sparked a controversy over hygiene.Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls ...

Countless devoted followers kissed it. It even sparked a controversy over hygiene.Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within ...