Vatican releases Pope Francis' coat of arms, motto and ring. Pope Francis will mix his Argentine past with his Roman present to create his new papal coat of arms.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is mixing his Argentine past with his Roman present to create his new papal coat of arms, while harking back to a pope associated with the Second Vatican Council for ...

Makes you wonder: Shouldn't the Vatican's PR staff be on top of this kind of stuff? For those of us outside the Roman curia's inner circle, a new coat of arms that uses the papal tiara seems like ...

The Vatican faced criticism this week after Pope Francis kept worshipers in Loreto, Italy, from kissing his papal ring and the all-female staff working at the Vatican’s women's magazine resigned ...

The pope's ring which bears the papal seal was annulled on Tuesday at the Vatican. The Holy See released footage of the ring being 'annulled' or marked in such a way that it cannot be used as a seal.

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the Vatican following his death on Easter Monday.

The Vatican said that neither Pope Francis' papal ring nor his coat of arms will be ornate Credit: Photo: AFP The Vatican said that neither his papal ring nor his coat of arms will be ornate. The ...

Pope Francis is mixing his Argentine past with his Roman present to create his new papal coat of arms, while harking back to a pope associated with the Second Vatican Council for the simple ring ...