The Catholic blogosphere has been abuzz this week over the possibility that Pope Benedict may have changed his coat of arms to include the papal tiara, a symbol of the pope's temporal and ...

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 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.

A hat-shaped symbol used as part of a Roman Catholic cardinal’s coat of arms has been misrepresented online as a UFO symbol to question whether the Vatican is ruled by aliens.

Francis offered a quiet smile – and then presented Vance with a parting gift: rosary beads and a tie bearing the Vatican’s crest. But his final gesture struck a more playful note.