The first American pope has so far kept to the script and followed protocol. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Pope Leo XIV adorned a bright red shoulder cover and ornate stole during his introduction on May 8, a contrast from Pope Francis' all-white attire. ... The pellegrina, or shoulder cape, ...

Skull cap Pope Francis waves upon his arrival on Sept. 21, 2015 in Santiago de Cuba. Filippo Monteforte—AFP/Getty Images. The pope’s white skull cap, formally known as the zucchetto, ...

Pope Francis’s white skull cap is up for auction on eBay and bidding is already up to €100,050 (about $130,000) so far. The satirical Italian TV show Le Iene (which means “hyenas” in ...

Pope Leo XIV included a call to action while performing mass in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The first American pope has followed ...

Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American pope, wore a White Sox baseball cap during a public appearance at the Vatican, setting the tone for his papal style.

Pope Francis delivers his first "Urbi et Orbi" message ("to the city and the world") from the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 25, 2013. Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis ...

Matthew Cole and his wife, Karen, meet Pope Francis while attending the Papal Audience in St. Peter's Square on June 19, 2019. Matthew Cole, of South Tampa, traded his zucchetto, a small white cap ...

The funeral on Saturday will cap almost a week of mourning for Francis, whose advocacy for migrants, the poor, the marginalized and those suffering under war often put him directly at odds with ...