Rare heraldic tiles were recently discovered under wooden floors at former Basilian monastery in Chełm, Poland, offering a ...

The coat of arms is divided, with the upper section showing a simple fleur-de-lis, in a nod to the Virgin Mary’s purity in her role as the Mother of the Church, to whom he is very devoted. He also has ...

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 ...

Pope Francis hugs Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, right, before pushing open the Holy Door, seen in the background, during a ceremony marking the start of the Holy Year, at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec ...

Pope Francis hugs Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, right, before pushing open the Holy Door, seen in the background, during a ceremony marking the start of the Holy Year, at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec ...

The Coat of Arms is a fixture that hangs on the wall in the Wine Cellar and the Master's Bedroom. It has Roman Numerals etched on it, which you must decode to solve the puzzle.

Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. (Rome time) on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025 at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.

Every time a Pope dies, Vaticanists find themselves dealing with the prophecy of Malachy (Prophetia Sancti Malachiae Archiepiscopi, de Summis Pontificibus), a text attributed to the Archbishop of ...

Pope had been ill for some time, and spent more than a month in hospital earlier this year with an infection; Thousands of mourners gather in St Peter's Square as period of nine days of mourning ...