By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger Catholics celebrated Mass for Pope Leo XIV in English, Spanish and Vietnamese at ...

Since the early 1900s, lawmakers have designated specific symbols to represent the unique characteristics of their state.

Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for "a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which ...

In his new role, he has decided to keep the basic coat of arms and motto he used as bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, and then through his curial position in the Dicastery for Bishops. These images and words ...

(The Conversation) — In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the identifying symbol of Augustine, a heart pierced by an arrow.

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ROME (OSV News) — In his self-introduction to a new universal flock, Pope Leo XIV drew attention to his ties with the Order of St. Augustine, in which he first professed vows in 1977. “I am an ...

Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms with his episcopal motto ... in the one Christ we are one." As a cardinal, he told Vatican News in 2023, "As can be seen from my episcopal motto, unity and communion are ...

Pope Leo XIV’s devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the Church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms ...

his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms. When he appeared on the balcony of St ...

Concluding his address, Pope Leo XIV cited Pope Paul VI’s inaugural speech, expressing hope that a renewed flame of faith and ...