Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and ...

In ancient myth and modern metaphor, the worm represents more than just a creature it symbolizes decay, fear, and forbidden ...

... the use of the lambs' wool in the making of the pallium reminds the new archbishop that he is given additional care for ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an ...

The May 18 service was rich in symbolism and included the formal bestowing on Leo of the symbols of office including the pallium – a lamb’s wool vestment symbolizing his pastoral care for the ...

After making his way inside the basilica, Leo knelt at the tomb of St Peter, considered the first pope, and was then bestowed the symbols of the papacy: the lamb's wool stole, known as a pallium ...

Pope Leo XIV says a Catholic Church united can be a global symbol of peace First American pope offered message of communion to an estimated 200,000 people during an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s ...

The owner of Weinberger’s Deli, who went to the same grade school as the new pope, packed the ilPapa Leo sandwich with symbolic ingredients, from lamb to an egg. By Imelda García Staff Writer ...

By Burnett Munthali For centuries, the election of a pope has been cloaked in mystery and governed by rigid protocols, but among the most curious of its elements is the strict regulation of food ...

Greek lambs have been gaining ground in exports to foreign markets, especially to Europe, due to their good quality. Credit: Wanderschafer Sven de Vries CC BY-SA 4.0 As Easter is approaching, the ...

A poster of a theater play to be presented by students of a Catholic university in Lima, which combines religious symbols with the figure of a man wearing female clothes, is spurring outrage in Peru.