Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending ...

The 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church died just one day after addressing ... a portrait of the pope is draped in black, and another image is placed at the altar with a red cloth representing ...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a ... While most wore black, the handful of Catholic queens and ...

Prayer at the tomb of St. Peter From the Altar of Confession ... The pallium is a narrow band of white wool draped over the shoulders, with two dangling black ends — one in front and one ...