(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Leo XIV has announced his motto and coat of arms – a long-held tradition for those in the ranks of bishops, cardinals and popes. The choice of symbols and words reflects the ...

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Pope Leo XIV has officially unveiled his papal coat of arms and motto, both deeply rooted in his Augustinian background and ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some of ...

This image released by Vatican Governatorato Saturday, May 10, 2025. shows the Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms. (Vatican Secretariat of State via AP) This composition is the same as the coat of arms ...

The Vatican unveiled Pope Leo XIV’s official portrait and signature Saturday, revealing the American pontiff’s embrace of traditional papal elements just two days after his historic election.

Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff (UCEPO) / X This return to traditional elements accompanies Leo’s papal coat of arms. The heraldic design features a fleur-de-lis on ...

The Vatican released the Bishop of Rome's official coat of arms on Saturday. It depicts an upper portion marked with a fleur-de-lis and a lower half decorated with a burning heart, pierced by an ...

The current crest, which has been in use since 1988, has elements from the city's Coat of Arms like the castle, the demi-lion, the two seahorses on the side and a pennon. "As the crest is a recognised ...

two angels and a dragon. Although St. Louis is the French king Louis IX, he was revered among the Premonstratensians for allowing the Catholic order to use the fleur-de-lis—a symbol of French ...