As I watched Pope Leo XIV gaze upon his fisherman’s ring, I couldn’t help but think about the time Pope St. John XXIII told Vatican visitors that he sometimes would wake up in the middle of ...

in 1958 for St. John XXIII, but was simplified ... and the bestowal of the Fisherman’s Ring. After being vested with the insignia of his office, Pope Leo XIV will receive the “obedience ...

A gold metallic embroidered stole of Pope John XXIII and the papal tiara of Pope ... With his fisherman's ring and the pallium, the main symbols of the Petrine office, the pontiff chose styles ...

These include the Fisherman's Ring, a papal staff (ferula), and the ... there have been challenges in achieving a perfect fit.For instance, Pope John XXIII, characterized by his larger stature ...

When white smoke rose over the Vatican. A dispatch from Rome, where Robert Francis Prevost addressed the crowd for the first time as Leo XIV, the only Pope to have been born in America. Plus: • Pity ...

When in 1958 Pope John XXIII looked in the mirror at his white ... he found his episcopal ring in his pocket. He avoided the red velvet cape, known as a mozzetta, and the red shoes — “I ...

He did, however, choose to accessorise with simple black shoes and deviated from tradition by selecting a recycled gold-plated silver Fisherman's Ring ... For example, Pope John XXIII, known ...

Bells also ring out across St ... the election of a pope can be unpredictable. History has shown that frontrunners are not always chosen—John XXIII and Francis, for example, were both considered ...

"This is more than a Catholic triumph; it’s a cultural watershed for the United States," writes Christopher Hale.

The confusion in that conclave, which elected Pope John XXIII, led to conspiracy theories ... calling other churches in Rome to ring their bells as well. A solitary chimney above the Sistine ...

There have been just 10 of these occasions in the past 100 years: the elections of Pope Francis, Benedict XVI, John Paul II, John Paul I, Paul VI, John XXIII, Pius XII, Pius XI, and Benedict XV.