As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang out, Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, was casting history in gold. The newly ...
Pope Francis stands at the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on March 13, 2013, just after being announced as pontiff. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini Daniel Speed Thompson, University ...
The Pope’s pointy hat looks ceremonial, but its origins tell a deeper story. Long before Christianity, similar symbols ...
The newly elected Pope Leo XIV (C), the American Robert Prevost, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after the Papal Conclave. Oliver Weiken/dpa Robert Francis Prevost has ...
A TOWERING Christmas tree now stands in the centre of St Peter’s Square after the spruce arrived at the Vatican on last week. The 88-foot-tall tree from Italy’s Bolzano province was erected next to ...