According to Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms is intended to reflect his Augustinian roots and the values he seeks to promote during his pontificate, particularly unity and communion within ...

In his new role, he has decided to keep the basic coat of arms and motto he used as bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, and then ...

We never imagined that the death of a pope and the election of his successor would generate so much design controversy. First, there was the issue of the kerning on Pope Francis's tomb. Now people are ...

His coat of arms includes a pelican depicted opening its ... The first Syro-Malabar priest to be elevated to cardinal directly from the priesthood also used a dove, a symbol of the Holy Spirit ...

The left half, or heart, of the diocesan coat of arms has passed down through six generations of paschoral leadership. Its symbolism is worn on the garments of priests during diocese-wide services ...

A botanical reproduction of Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms can be seen in this photo taken in May 2025 at the Vatican. (CNS ...

In photographs, opens new tab of these coats of arms, the red galero is visibly in ... Father Richard Kunst, a priest who collects papal artifacts, explains on his webpage, opens new tab.

Episcopal mottos selected when a Catholic priest is consecrated as a bishop are traditionally found at the base of his coat of arms and often remain unchanged when a cardinal becomes pope.

It was here that he was ordained a priest and here (the Archdiocese of ... who is represented by a bear on Benedict’s coat of arms, great saints came before him and would be with him gave ...