Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza near St. Peter's ...

The Pallium, made of lamb's wool ... The ring the new Pope receives has particular value as a signet ring, a symbol of the authority conferred on Peter to confirm his brothers in the faith: "And you, ...

Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass took place on the morning of Sunday, May 18, in St Peter's Square in Rome. Having sprinkled ...

On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square ...

During the Mass, Leo will receive the two potent symbols of the papacy: the lambswool stole, known as a pallium, and the fisherman’s ring. The pallium, draped across his shoulders, symbolizes ...

In his first Mass as pontiff on May 9, Leo called on the clergy to show humility, has made repeated appeals for peace and explained his choice of name. Later in the week, he used his first Vatican ...

FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty As part of the rites, Leo received the ring of the fisherman from Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle — a symbol of ... as well as the pallium, a white vestment ...