VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis confessed Thursday that he took the rosary cross of his late confessor from his casket and wears it to this day in a fabric pouch under his cassock. He said he did ...

Pope Francis has made a confession — and it's a doozy. He stole another priest's rosary cross right from his casket. The pontiff said the cross belonged to a clergyman known as "the Great ...

The red cross upon a white background, a symbol of the Knights Templar, carries connotations of nationalism within the UK due to its resemblance to the cross of St George on the English flag.