As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the ...

In the spirit of the sesquicentennial anniversary of the hamlet’s Holy Cross Oratory, residents discuss the past, present and ...

If the commissioner reinstates baseball’s all-time hits leader, Rose would be eligible for Hall of Fame consideration in ...

Robert Prevost, a missionary and bishop with deep ties to Peru, has been elected the first American pope, taking the name Leo ...

By convention, the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church ... a new tradition was established: A deep cross was carved into the ring’s surface with a chisel. “I think there was a feeling that ...

Among the oldest traditions that mark the funeral preparations for Pope Francis is the destruction of his signet ring, the ...

Pierce is a professor emerita of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross. The 88-year-old pontiff ... the defacing of the pope's ring. Each pope wears a custom-made ring with an ...

Among the many traditions and rituals that come into play following the death of a pope, one that has once again garnered attention following the passing of Pope Francis is the fate of the Fisherman's ...

Ronald Thomas Cortez, na siya ring tagapangalaga ng relic ... Ang mga relics ay nakatago ngayon sa Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, isang simbahang nasa Rome, ulat ng Rome Reports noong March ...

Without a clear date yet, the new Pope will celebrate the Mass for the beginning of the Pontificate before political and ...

An ace at Latin and Greek, he was a dutiful altar server, or acolyte, at Holy Cross Catholic Church on ... he raced to ring the high steeple bells proclaiming the end of Lent.