(AP Photo/Francisco Seco) In this image made available ... A line that stretches back to St. Peter and Jesus Every new pope is seen as a successor to St. Peter, the apostle believed by Catholics ...

The ring is reportedly a massive 24-karat gold band worth $520,000 (KSh 67 million), and will feature his name alongside an image of St Peter the Apostle. He is also set to be granted access to the ...

The ring, inscribed with his name and the image of St. Peter the Apostle, will be placed on his finger as part of a long-standing religious tradition. Following his inauguration, Pope Leo XIV will ...

The symbols of the papal office — the pallium, the fisherman’s ring and the Book of the Gospels — will have been placed there in advance, close to the remains of the apostle whose ... bearing the ...

Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter’s Square ahead of his installation on Sunday, waving from the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV offered a message of love and unity during an inaugural Mass on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square ...

It’s just remarkable to see someone I know as the pope,” said the Rev. Joe Roccasalva, an Augustinian priest who grew up in ...

"(see top) If Jesus did not establish St. Peter as the foundation rock of the Church, then it is quite strange that Jesus renamed him ROCK in two different languages! Jesus and His Apostles were ...

In this stained-glass image, the saint is seen speaking to a child. The 1483 translation of the “Golden Legend,” a collection of saints’ lives, explains that while struggling to write his ...

Sunday's ceremony in St. Peter's Square blends ancient ritual, evocative symbols and a nod to modern-day celebrity.

“It is my hope and prayer that many people will visit St. Nicholas Church and meditate on the meaning of these images for our world today.” There is a group that continually works to preserve ...