Notably, while the basis for papal infallibility stretches far back in the church, it was formally embraced in 1870 in First Vatican Council. That date is critical.

<p>Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope on March 13, 2013, at the age of 76. The 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, he is the first Jesuit and the first to take ...

The Papal Tiara: Priceless Papal tiaras from the Sistine Chapel were featured as part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's 2018 fashion exhibit "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination." ...

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Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American pope, wore a White Sox baseball cap during a public appearance at the Vatican, setting the tone for his papal style.

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands dazzled in an unexpected scarlet gown and ruby tiara at a gala dinner in Prague on Wednesday 4 June.

With walls and the ceiling adorned with frescoes by Michelangelo, the chapel is best known as a busy tourist hotspot. But it was first used as the venue for the conclave in 1492, several years ...

Leo visited the papal summer palace last month, raising speculation that he would resume a tradition that goes back centuries. Pope Urban VIII built the palace in 1624 to give popes an escape from ...

Pope Leo asked God to "open borders, break down walls and dispel hatred," during Sunday mass with tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square Sunday.

Ingrid Alexandra also wore a tiara with over 100 years of royal history Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway likely had a good reason for her unexpected one-glove look.

Tatt’s Tiara contender Abounding is surely bound to get some luck in Wednesday’s barrier draw for the $700,000 Group 1 at Eagle Farm.

Abounding is due for some luck in the barrier draw for the 2025 Group 1 Tatt’s Tiara She hasn’t drawn a single-figure gate in the past 12 months, so it’s no wonder that trainer Rob Heathcote ...