Technically any Roman Catholic man can be elected as the heir to St. Peter, though invariably one of the 253 cardinals from around the world will don the papal tiara. After a pope’s death or ...

A commonly-used design for the Vatican flag, flown frequently even at the Vatican itself, contains a small but easily-noticed ...

Many things a Pope can do which are denied to other men ... Cardinal Deacon Caccia-Dominioni chanted “Accipe tiaram” (Receive the tiara). The crowd below saw the Cardinal lift the gem-studded ...