Another important symbolic ritual is the destruction or defacement of what's known as the Fishermen's Ring. This is the ring a pontiff is presented with when he is inaugurated as pope. It's tradition ...

William Edwin Walker Lewis, fondly known as Ted Lewis, was born in Nelson on November 3, 1908. Lewis married and moved to Whanganui in 1950, where he was head of the Art Department at Whanganui ...

Another copy is kept in the Vatican archives. The covers of both the zinc coffin and the wooden one bear a cross and the papal coat of arms. Francis’ coat of arms, which he kept from when he was ...

Further controversy emerged when Xisca Mora, a Spanish politician, reportedly considered legal action against Meghan for allegedly using a coat of arms design similar to one registered in Spain ...

There were also boats signifying the long journey some pilgrims made and coat of arms belonging to royal families. The markings dated from 1300 to 1500 and included markings from Christians and ...

Her son’s eyes flashed, showing the incredulity of it. His feet, shoes on, were tucked under him atop the plaid caravan seat. Her husband hated that. Shoes were meant to be left at the door. She hated ...

Pope Francis' casket was sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, April 25 after three days of public visitation The ...

Georgina Turnbull pulls a black-and-white photograph out of her carrier bag and carefully removes it from a wooden frame.

Several dignitaries were in attendance at the Pope's funeral, including Indian President Droupadi Murmu, US President Donald Trump, New Zealand Prime ... and Francis' papal coat of arms.

Huge crowds were already growing outside the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, where Pope Francis will be buried. The ...

I've been on kind of a weird kick here at BuzzFeed, writing post after post about people — both regular folks and celebrities ...