Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented Pope Leo XIV with a religious icon, painted on wood that had seen the ...

With their red-trimmed cassocks, silver pectoral crosses, and scarlet zucchettos, cardinals already had no trouble slipping past the carabinieri and Swiss Guards each morning to enter the Vatican.

The intricately carved Saxon pendant was likely worn by someone of high status like a church official, experts said.

Pope Leo XIV has appealed to world leaders to pursue peace, not war, in his first Sunday address to crowds in St Peter’s ...

Pope Leo XIV adorned a bright red shoulder cover and ornate stole during his introduction on May 8, a contrast from Pope ...

and a pectoral cross (large cross worn as a necklace), Morrill explained. Each piece of the ensemble holds an important meaning in the Catholic faith. The pellegrina, or shoulder cape, is attached ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became the first ever pope from the United States, a surprise selection by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave in ...

Following Pope Francis's death, a historic conclave is set for May 7, gathering a record 133 cardinals from 71 countries to elect his successor. The diverse College of Cardinals, shaped by Francis ...

When Yugoslavia, on March 27, enthusiastically said no to the looming plague of tyranny, the Serbian Orthodox episcopate rose with the people as one—just as it had during the struggle against ...

They also wear a ring, traditionally a sapphire, as well as a pectoral cross, the crosier, or staff, and the traditional headdress, the mitre. The creation of cardinals reflects the political ...

Two decades after Kingdom of Heaven ’s release, the dignified way it handled Muslim characters like Imad remains practically unparalleled among American blockbusters. Released in the U.S. in May 2005, ...

Covering the torso to the elbows is the red mozzetta, or short cape, atop which the cardinal wears his imposing pectoral cross. The zucchetto, or silk skullcap, is worn on the head, covered by the ...