What happens to the pope's ring when he dies? When a pope dies, after the camerlengo certifies the passing, the pope's ring is removed and destroyed to mark the end of his reign. The camerlengo ...

Pope Francis has been in hospital since 14 February, battling double pneumonia. The Vatican, for the first time, described his condition as "critical," revealing he required supplemental oxygen ...

The Pope's ring would be destroyed, signifying the end of his pontificate. The College of Cardinals would be formally notified before the public announcement. Following public and private mourning ...

I can’t stop watching Pope Francis try to keep people from kissing his ring The Popemobile protects the papal leader in crowds. Keeping his ring safe from kisses is another challenge.

The ring, depicting St. Peter casting a net into the ocean, symbolizes papal authority and legitimacy. In past centuries, it was used to seal official correspondence with wax. Other cardinals ...

"When it was his turn, Cardinal Edward Egan, archbishop of New York, kneeled before the pope's chair, placed before the main door of St. Peter's Basilica," Stern wrote. "John Paul II put the ring ...

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Then the camerlengo drafts a document authenticating the pope's death, and the pontiff's private papers are gathered, his apartments sealed off and his "fisherman's ring", used to seal papal ...