What Pope Leo Stands For. Pope Leo XIV is the first native U.S. American to occupy the Chair of Peter and also holds Peruvian citizenship. His election on May 8, 2025, fell on the 80th anniversary ...

The pope emeritus is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where some 65,000 mourners, ... There were no other papal insignia or regalia, such as the silver staff with a crucifix.

As the world mourns Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88 of a stroke and cardiac arrest, the Catholic Church is fulfilling a series of centuries-old rites – and preparing for the selection ...

A steady stream of tens of thousands of people filed into St. Peter's Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI, whose body was laying in state without any papal ...

This was Pope Francis’ second public appearance since his return to the Vatican on March 23 following a 38-day stay at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the Sick in St ...

During the celebration of the Mass for the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Pope Leo XIV ...

This ring, also called the piscatorial ring or papal ring, is one of the Pope's insignia and is created specifically for each new pontiff. The pectoral cross is an episcopal insignia worn by the ...

Pope Francis arrives to open the Holy Door of St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica and start the jubilee of forgiveness, in L’Aquila, central Italy, on Aug. 28, 2022.

Since becoming pope, Leo XIV has blended the phrases, concepts and even liturgical insignia of several of the pontiffs who preceded him, sending the message that he intends to draw deeply from all ...

Pope Leo XIV ’s inauguration Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square and Basilica is a ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus’ apostle, and his special mission ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, began his papacy with a richly-symbolic inaugural Mass, celebrated at the Vatican before a crowd of 150,00 people.

Vatican City, Apr 10, 2025 / 15:00 pm. Pope Francis made a surprise second appearance Thursday at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, arriving in a wheelchair around 12:30 p.m. local time.