The Vatican says leaked documents that seemingly undermined Pope Francis’ stated reason for restricting the old Latin Mass ...

His successor, Pope John Paul I, the Brief Pope who barely held the position for 33 days until his death, dispensed in 1978 with being crowned with the triregnum tiara that had crowned all of ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass on Sunday. Years ago, it would have included a solemn moment when the pontiff was crowned with an elaborate gold and jewel-encrusted papal tiara.

Pope Paul VI was the last to wear the tiara. In 1963, just months after his coronation, he donated his own gold- and jewel-encrusted tiara to benefit the poor — a decision echoed by his successors.

For centuries it also involved a “coronation,” which included placing the papal tiara on the new pope’s head. The last papal “coronation” was of Paul VI in 1963.

Pope Paul VI, whose papacy was from 1963-1978, was the last to wear the tiara and to have a coronation ceremony. The following year, he sold the crown and donated the proceeds to emphasize the ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Davenport’s Thomas Hennen as bishop‑elect of Oregon’s Diocese of Baker, the Diocese of Davenport ...

Now that a new pope has been named and made his first appearance, the question turns to what comes next. Typically, about a week after the election, a ceremonial Mass is held in St. Peter's Square ...

While the tiara is still used as a symbol of the papacy on the coat of arms of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State, it hasn't featured on a pope's personal coat of arms since Pope Benedict ...