The pope’s Fisherman’s Ring, used to seal documents until 1842, symbolises papal authority to this day. By the Renaissance, signet rings were tied to aristocratic tradition, especially in ...

Engraved on its oblong, flat surface is an unidentified symbol, which resembles two asterisk marks. It could be the mark of a craftsman on a Germanic heraldic shield, museum officials said. Beneath ...

Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, will be formally inaugurated as the 267th pontiff Sunday during a special Mass in St.

Photo from the Wawel Royal Castle Centuries ago, signet rings were worn by numerous individuals ... they could be used to produce a unique seal, meant to indicate the identity of the owner.

Traces of drug use go back to ancient times with research showing that the Greeks and Romans used and sometimes abused ...

Receiving a new signet ring and visiting a tomb before the Mass starts are just some of the details of Leo XIV’s inauguration ...

Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, on Sunday, May 18, received an historic ring as he officially takes charge of Catholic ...