The coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV features elements connected to Mary and the Augustinian order. Father Antonio Pompili, Vice ...

The heraldic design of Leo’s papal coat of arms features a fleur-de-lis on a blue background, symbolizing the Virgin Mary, ...

The Vatican has released Pope Leo XIV’s signature, which includes the traditional “P.P.” (“Pastor Pastorum”) notation not ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Black smoke poured out from the Sistine Chapel's chimney, indicating that the cardinals have not been able to pick a new ...

One of the pontiff's final requests before he died, the mobile health clinic also serves as a symbol of his long-held dedication to the Palestinian people.

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome announced its recent farewell to a "beautiful" stone head dating back to antiquity. It ...

It’s not random; it’s a fascinating result of a thousand-year-old story. That simple but so important Sign of the Cross we see so often holds a hidden history that takes us back to the origins of ...

It’s been more than 100 years since any new graves were erected at the Old Catholic Cemetery at Common and Iris Streets. Though disrepair is a problem, a major project will provide a solid fence that ...

Rev Brian Casey has joined the Old Catholic Apostolic Church ... hope, and love — a symbol of spiritual leadership that the Church of Scotland should be proud of.” Rev Casey revealed in ...

Pope Francis’s funeral will be “a symbol of his humility”, the head of a Catholic aid organisation has said. Thousands of people are expected to gather ahead of Saturday’s funeral to bid a ...